<p><b><i>As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning</i> is the moving follow-up to Laurie Lee&apos;s acclaimed <i>Cider with Rosie</i></b><br /><br />Abandoning 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 &apos;Will you please give me a glass of water?&apos;, 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 . . .<br /><br />&apos;He writes like an angel and conveys the pride and vitality of the humblest Spanish life with unfailing sharpness, zest and humour&apos; <i>Sunday Times</i> <br /><br />&apos;There&apos;s a formidable, instant charm in the writing that genuinely makes it difficult to put the book down&apos; <i>New Statesman</i><br /><br />&apos;A beautiful piece of writing&apos; <i>Observer</i></p>