‘He writes like an angel and conveys the pride and vitality of the humblest Spanish life with unfailing sharpness, zest and humour’ — Sunday Times The moving follow-up to Laurie Lee’s acclaimed Cider with Rosie, As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning begins with a young man turning his back on his Cotswolds village and setting off on foot for London. There he earns his keep through labouring and violin-playing, before an irresistible urge to travel further takes hold. Armed with little more than a blanket, his violin, and a single Spanish phrase — ‘Will you please give me a glass of water?’ — he crosses into Spain at Vigo and spends a year journeying south to the coast. His wanderings come to an abrupt end only with the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. ‘There’s a formidable, instant charm in the writing that genuinely makes it difficult to put the book down’ — New Statesman ‘A beautiful piece of writing’ — Observer
ISBN 13: 9780241953280
Author: Laurie Lee
