Barbara Hooper

Author, journalist, college lecturer and student of the works of Laurie Lee, Barbara Hooper lives near Lee's former home in Gloucestershire and knew him towards the end of his life. She has used her personal knowledge of him and of his beloved Cotswolds to piece together his fascinating life story and to separate the real Laurie Lee from the Laurie Lee of popular imagination.

Author, journalist, college lecturer and student of the works of Laurie Lee, Barbara Hooper lives near Lee's former home in Gloucestershire and knew him towards the end of his life. She has used her personal knowledge of him and of his beloved Cotswolds to piece together his fascinating life story and to separate the real Laurie Lee from the Laurie Lee of popular imagination. See less