GROVE, VALERIE — Laurie Lee: The Well-Loved Stranger

UK, Viking. 1999. Hardcover with dust jacket, 24 Cm. Book, 560pp, 3 photo sections, just over a kilo for post. The authorized, first major biography of British writer Laurie Lee, author of the beloved novel Cider with Rosie. English author Lee (1914-1997) began his writing career as a poet, but was best known for his autobiographical works. With the cooperation of Lee's widow as well as access to Lee's papers, Grove, a columnist for the London Times, has produced a well-researched though conflicted account. Well, could Lee's life be anything but conflicted. Here's a review >>> What a life! What a man. and >>> Lee devoted himself to restoring a sense of wonder to the world. A brisk, vivid, immensely sympathetic biography. -- DAILY TELEGRAPH , Excellent/very Good/Very Good/Good.