{"product_id":"cider-with-rosie-paperback","title":"Cider with Rosie - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaurie Lee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSimon Winchester\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A remarkable book written with such dazzling verbal imagery and such relish in all the sensations of being alive that it is magically contagious.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA beloved English classic--more than six million copies sold worldwide--that celebrates a bygone world and the author's own unforgettable journey from the wonder of childhood to the awkward agonies of adolescence.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Laurie Lee was born in 1914 in Gloucestershire, then a remote corner of England. Abandoned by her husband, Lee's adoring mother becomes the center of his world as she struggles to raise a family on her own. \"I was perfectly content,\" Lee writes, \"and tumbled through the hand-to-mouth days, patched or dressed-up, scolded, admired, swept off my feet in sudden passions of kisses, or dumped forgotten among the unwashed pots.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As his childhood passes, very unexpectedly one day, the center of Lee's world shifts when he meets someone very special... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"I turned to look at Rosie. She was yellow and dusty with buttercups and seemed to be purring in the gloom; her hair was rich as a wild bee's nest and her eyes were full of stings. I did not know what to do about her, nor did I know what not to do. She looked smooth and precious, a thing of unplumbable mysteries, and perilous as quicksand.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Throughout, Lee illuminates an era without electricity or telephones, an England on the cusp of the modern era, the cadence of village and family life, with a poignant lyricism that has captivated readers since it was first published in 1959. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This Nonpareil edition includes a new introduction by award-winning author Simon Winchester.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 7.4 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42690777088063,"sku":"9781567928129","price":22.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/66d9beec90d00043502a6a7876e43be4_7c919bcc-74c9-4adc-a732-c81c6f5613c4.webp?v=1764990080","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/cider-with-rosie-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}