Red Sky at Sunrise

Celebrate the centenary of Laurie Lee with a stunning new edition of his acclaimed autobiographical trilogy, Red Sky at Sunrise, which includes Cider with Rosie, As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning, and A Moment of War.

Immerse yourself in the endearing yet poignant memoirs of Laurie Lee, which paint an evocative picture of England in transition and the author's own journey from innocence to harsh reality. Set against the bucolic backdrop of a Cotswold village, Cider with Rosie captures the fleeting joys and trials of Lee's childhood, from the wonders of nature to the community's rustic traditions.

In As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning, follow Lee as he steps into adulthood, leaving his idyllic village for the bustling streets of London and eventually finding his way to pre-civil war Spain. His adventures are marked by a sense of endless possibility and the vivid landscapes of a country on the brink of transformation.

The trilogy culminates with A Moment of War, a harrowing account of Lee's experiences in the Spanish Civil War. Here, the lyrical prose gives way to stark reality, as Lee confronts the brutalities of conflict and the resilience of the human spirit.

"I was set down from the carrier's cart at the age of three; and there with a sense of bewilderment and terror my life in the village began."

This trilogy is a seamless blend of Lee's early recollections, beginning with the dazzling lights and sounds of his first steps in a steep Cotswold valley village, which he called home for nineteen years. The narrative transitions to his departure one midsummer morning when he left for London, and later, journeyed through the sun-drenched expanses of Spain during the innocent days of the early 1930s. His sense of liberty and the abundance of time were abruptly disrupted by the fierce onset of the Civil War.

With its poetic descriptions, rich character portrayals, and a deep sense of place, Red Sky at Sunrise is a literary masterpiece that resonates with readers across generations.