{"product_id":"9780241953280","title":"As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Lee, Laurie \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 15\/05\/2014,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 224 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780241953280,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning is the moving follow-up to Laurie Lee's acclaimed Cider with RosieAbandoning the Cotswolds village that raised him, the young Laurie Lee walks to London. There he makes a living labouring and playing the violin. But, deciding to travel further a field and knowing only the Spanish phrase for 'Will you please give me a glass of water?', he heads for Spain. With just a blanket to sleep under and his trusty violin, he spends a year crossing Spain, from Vigo in the north to the southern coast. Only the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War puts an end to his extraordinary peregrinations . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'He writes like an angel and conveys the pride and vitality of the humblest Spanish life with unfailing sharpness, zest and humour'  Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e '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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697297784876,"sku":"9780241953280","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780241953280_76e28b56-cfc8-48ff-91fd-5e4492b827fc.jpg?v=1759664446","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780241953280","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}