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Cider With Rosie

By: Laurie Lee
Narrated by: Laurie Lee
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The classic evocative tale of an idyllic childhood in the English countryside

Cider with Rosie is a wonderfully vivid memoir of childhood in a remote Cotswold village, a village before electricity or cars, a timeless place on the verge of change. Growing up amongst the fields and woods and characters of the place, Laurie Lee depicts a world that is both immediate and real and belongs to a now-distant past.

'Remains as fresh and full of joy and gratitude for youth and its sensations as when it first appeared. It sings in the memory' Sunday Times


© Laurie Lee 1959 (P) Penguin Audio 2009

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Critic reviews

Utterly captivating
A classic of English literature
[Laurie Lee] froze a moment in time for us. You don’t forget the language and he is wonderful at detail (Michael Morpurgo)
Evocative memoir.
So convincing and atmospheric… This magical book will captivate you with its richly painted images
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This is a performance I return to regularly. Although the whole story is enchanting and conjures up time gone by, hearing it read in Laurie Lee’s own soft cotswold accent is incredibly soothing. If I’m awake in the night, this is my go to. I don’t need to listen to the story, so I can drift off and know that when I wake, I shall have slept well, and Laurie will still be gently burbling a bucolic love song to his lost world. ❤️❤️❤️

So completely right

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Such an evocative book. Full of images of a world long past. A treasure of time.

Superb

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The fact that it is read by the author makes it better. Sometimes the narrative is magical. A classic.

Beautiful book

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After a recent visit to the Cotswolds (near Slad and Stroud) it was lovely to be able to listen to Laurie Lee narrate his own touching and descriptive recount of his childhood, an eta truly passed. Enjoyed it immensely.

Delightful!

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Mr Lee in his authenticity evokes melody in his prose, a living rhythmic picture.

Memories of first reading and the tears still flow

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