LAURIE LEE
u003cbu003eA moving portrait of the landscape that shaped the life of Laurie Lee, the beloved author of u003ciu003eCider With Rosieu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003e u003cpu003e 'Before I left the valley I thought everywhere was like this. Then I went away for 40 years and when I came back I realized that nowhere was like this.' u003cpu003e Laurie Lee walked out of his childhood village one summer morning to travel the world, but he was always drawn back to his beloved Slad Valley, eventually returning to make it his home. u003cpu003e In this portrait of his Cotswold home, Laurie Lee guides us through its landscapes, and shares memories of his village youth - from his favourite pub to winter skating on the pond, the church through the seasons, local legends, learning the violin and playing jazz records in the privy on a wind-up gramophone. u003cpu003e Filled with wry humour and a love of place, u003ciu003eDown in the Valleyu003c/iu003e is a writer's tribute to the landscape that shaped him, and where he found peace.
