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A Moment of War - Laurie Lee

Description: ISBN 0140156224 / Author: Laurie Lee / Genre: Biography / The completion of the trilogy that began with Cider with Rosie. At the age of ... more

A Moment of War - Laurie Lee ... 19 Laurie Lee had left home, walked to London and then travelled on foot through Spain. Here he describes a return journey to Spain in which he crossed the Pyrenees during the time of the Spanish Civil War.

Newest Review: ... worth looking at in it's own right and will contribute to your understanding of Lee as a person. "As I stepped out ... more

... one Midsumer morning." Laurie Lee, with only a small knapsack and a violin set out to travel. He went first to London, and then to Spain, earning his way by busking. His journey across Spain is captiviating and he falls in love with the land. This forms his understanding of the Spanish people and gives him a feel for their cause, which impacts on his later choices. "A moment of War." when the civil war broke out in spain, Laurie Lee felt drawn to go back and do his bit - people from all over the world s...more

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A Moment of War - Laurie Lee: An Uncivil war. (481 words)
by - written on 18/07/01 (Very useful, 160 readings)
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A moment of war is the third book in Laurie Lee's autobiographical set. I would recomend reading it after the other two if you want any sense of who the writer is and what is going on - much of the motivation behind "A MOment of War" comes from experiences in "As Istepped out one Midsummer morning." I will outline the first two books in this serieis before talking about a moment of war. "Cider with Rosie" a very well known tale of a young lad growing up in rural Gloucestershire. Quite romaintic and nostalgic for a lost past. Not vital for reading "A Moment..." but well worth looking at in it's own right and will ... Read the complete review