{"product_id":"9780241953280","title":"As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Laurie Lee\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eSpain\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 15 May 2014 by Penguin Books Ltd (Penguin Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Penguin Modern Classics' series.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 224 pages\u003cbr\u003e131 x 197 x 21mm | 170g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\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":"Laurie Lee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56495269445957,"sku":"9780241953280","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3721\/6069\/files\/9780241953280_b6f0f638-175a-4cbd-99e0-540977836deb.jpg?v=1773516809","url":"https:\/\/stripyduckbookshopcafe.co.uk\/products\/9780241953280","provider":"The Stripy Duck Bookshop Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}