{"product_id":"9780241411674","title":"Down in the Valley : A Writer's Landscape","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Lee, Laurie \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eGloucestershire\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 7 November 2019 by Penguin Books Ltd (Penguin Classics) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 112 pages\u003cbr\u003e204 x 138 | 203g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA moving, never-before-published portrait of the landscape that shaped the life of Laurie Lee, the beloved author of Cider With Rosie'Before I left the valley I thought everywhere was like this. Then I  went away for 40 years and when I came back I realized that nowhere was  like this.'Laurie Lee walked out of his childhood village one  summer morning to travel the world, but he was always drawn back to his  beloved Slad Valley, eventually returning to make it his home. In  this portrait of his Cotswold home, Laurie Lee  guides us through its landscapes, and shares memories of his village  youth - from his favourite pub, The Woolpack, to winter skating on the  pond, the church through the seasons, local legends, learning the violin  and playing jazz records in the privy on a wind-up gramophone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with wry humour and a love of place, Down in the Valley is a writer's tribute to the landscape that shaped him, and where he found peace.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cobham Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55490631958914,"sku":"9780241411674","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/4567\/2367\/files\/9780241411674.jpg?v=1753731211","url":"https:\/\/www.cobhambooks.pro\/products\/9780241411674","provider":"Cobham Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}