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Cider with Rosie: A boyhood in the west of England (Time reading program special edition)

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Cider with Rosie is about Laurie Lee's boyhood in a small village in Gloucestershire, England in the late teens and early twenties of this century. It is not only the shared nostalgia most of us have for our early years that gives this book it's poignancy, but the quality of the writing itself. It has been described as a 'prose poem that flashes and winks', and certainly most people I know who've read it have been moved and delighted by the writing. If you liked 'Dandelion Wine' by Ray Bradbury then try this, and see what you've been missing.

Laurie Lee endeared himself to thousands of British readers who
discovered this charming book about Lee's boyhood in 1930's
Gloucestershire. The rural setting, the borderline poverty of the
family and hardships endured by a single mother raising her family
of six children with little food but boundless love has become classic in England and in other countries. Simply told in delightful episodes, the title is based on Laurie's early encounter
with the plump and boisterious Rosie who has an endless supply of
potent cider and lavish kisses for the young teenage boy - nothing
shocking, just a sweet encounter. This was a quieter, gentler,
more innocent time and even those of us who didn't experience that
time can appreciate the story of a young country boy's coming-of-
age. Highly recommended for a nostalgic trip back in time.