苹果酒与罗西

在劳拉·李的童年有一段记忆始终如新。一战结束后，辛迪尔与罗西被安置在田园诗般的科茨沃尔德丘陵村。这是一个令人深思的成长故事，描绘了一个在过去与未来之间的边缘地带，记录了那个还没有被电气化和汽车占领的乡野村庄。In 1918, with her husband working in the War office - and subsequently leaving the family - devoted mother Annie Lee takes her step-daughters and her own children to live in the idyllic Gloucestershire countryside, the youngest being the sickly Laurie, known as Loll. Here they witness two feuding matrons, Granny Trill and Granny Wallon and shelter a young army deserter hiding in the woods until his capture. At school Loll and his classmates are terrorized by the formidable teacher Crabby until hulking Spadge Hopkins literally puts her in her place. Far more important to Loll's schooldays are the captivating Burdock sisters, Jo and Rosie, and, as he grows into adolescence and beyond, eventually leaving home to seek his fortune, he samples the delights of cider with Rosie.