Read many years ago and now plan to return to an old favorite. Also see on Masterpiece Theatre or something British. ( )

Miss H.Fisher bought this for five shillings in 1960, including a shilling for postage, packing and insurance. Wonderful book and Gloucestershire is a wonderful county. ( )

Charming remembrance of a time gone bye. ( )

A wonderful evocation of an entirely vanished world. Magical. ( )

This is a wonderfully told memoir of Lee’s childhood in the remote Cotswold village of Stroud. He tells of how he grew up being raised in a one-parent family, his father having left them when he was just 3 years old. His mother believed for all of her life that one day her husband would return home to them, but sadly he never did. He used to send them a few pounds to support the home each week but Lee’s life was one of poverty and hardship, yet he still took delight in many of the simple things in life. Lee’s style of writing is beautifully descriptive and depicts a world before technology such as mobile phones and computers were even imagined. Sometimes funny, often sad, but extremely eloquently told, in this book Laurie Lee brings the distant past back to life and I highly recommend it. ( )