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  1. Cider with Rosie is a 1959 book by Laurie Lee (published in the US as Edge of Day: Boyhood in the West of England, 1960). It is the first book of a trilogy that continues with As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning (1969) and A Moment of War (1991). It has sold over six million copies worldwide. The novel is an account of Lee's childhood in the ...

    • Laurie Lee
    • 1959
  2. Cider With Rosie, autobiographical novel by Laurie Lee, published in 1959. An account of the author’s blissful childhood in an isolated village, the book was as instant classic, widely read in British schools. The book nostalgically evokes the simplicity and innocence of a vanished rural world amid the swirl of technological change and was ...

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  4. Plot Summary. Cider with Rosie is a memoir by Laurence Edward Alan Lee, or “Laurie” Lee. Published in 1959 by Hogarth Press, it centres around Lee’s upbringing in the English Cotswolds and how his mother struggles to raise a large family on her own. It was later revealed that Rosie is Rose Buckland, Lee’s cousin by marriage—they kept ...

  5. Rosie: Laurie's mother and a central figure in his life. Rosie is described as a strong-willed and hardworking woman who raises her children amidst the challenges of rural life. Her resilience and determination shape Laurie's perception of the world and influence his own character development. Granny Wallon: Laurie's grandmother. Granny Wallon ...

  6. Jun 28, 2020 · Cider with Rosie is a wonderfully vivid memoir of childhood in a remote Cotswold village, a village before electricity or cars, a timeless place on the verge of change. Read on for an extract. 28 June 2020

  7. Behold the apples’ rounded worlds: juice-green of July rain, the black polestar of flowers, the… mapped with its crimson stain. The russet, crab and cottage red

  8. Introduction. "Cider with Rosie" is a captivating memoir written by Laurie Lee, a celebrated British author. Published in 1959, the book recounts Lee's childhood experiences growing up in a small village in Gloucestershire, England, during the early 20th century. The story unfolds through a series of vivid snapshots, offering readers a ...

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