{"product_id":"9780241953280","title":"As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Lee, Laurie \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 224 pages\u003cbr\u003e131 x 197 x 21 | 172g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning is the moving follow-up to Laurie Lees 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\u003eHe 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 Theres a formidable, instant charm in the writing that genuinely makes it difficult to put the book down  New StatesmanA beautiful piece of writing Observer\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40679380353159,"sku":"9780241953280","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9780241953280_d0ef9a1e-b2a1-4708-9c5d-a9fda7e5fa06.jpg?v=1741636076","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.live\/products\/9780241953280","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}