![]() ![]() A few of his schoolmates are still alive. Lee talks about the old pub, the village pond where he played as a child and some of the characters he remembers. The writing covers some of the same themes as Cider With Rosie and the geography is the same. Then I went away for 40 years and when I came back I realized that nowhere was like this.” “Before I left the valley I thought everywhere was like this. This is certainly not Cider with Rosie, but it is not meant to be. The writing comes across as a little strained at times, and that is explained by the fact that they were originally recordings. He found them again in 2017 and decided to make a brief book from them and here we are. The documentary was made by David Parker and he stored the notes and recordings and forgot about them. ![]() ![]() The book is based on a series of conversations and recordings in 1994 which went to make up a TV documentary. Back as well in Slad in the Cotswolds where he began and reflecting on his life. This is an older Laurie Lee looking back. ![]()
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