Cider with Rosie
Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee, published by Penguin in 1998, is a memoir that captures the essence of the author’s childhood in a remote Cotswold village. This edition spans 231 pages and is presented in English. The narrative evokes a tangible world that reflects a distant past, focusing on the author’s experiences growing up in a setting marked by both innocence and the complexities of family dynamics during the Great War.
Readers will find a blend of poignant reflections and vivid descriptions as Laurie Lee recounts his formative years. The memoir highlights the central role of his mother, who navigates the challenges of raising a family in a time of turmoil, while the author’s retrospective insights provide a contrast to his youthful perspective. With themes rooted in biography and personal memoirs, Cider with Rosie offers an intimate look at customs and traditions within a changing society.
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At all times wonderfully evocative and poignant, Cider With Rosie is a charming memoir of Laurie Lee’s childhood in a remote Cotswold village, a world that is tangibly real and yet reminiscent of a now distant past.
In this idyllic pastoral setting, unencumbered by the callous father who so quickly abandoned his family responsibilities, Laurie’s adoring mother becomes the centre of his world as she struggles to raise a growing family against the backdrop of the Great War.
The sophisticated adult author’s retrospective commentary on events is endearingly juxtaposed with that of the innocent, spotty youth, permanently prone to tears and self-absorption.
Rosie’s identity from the novel Cider with Rosie was kept secret for 25 years. She was Rose Buckland, Lee’s cousin by marriage.
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