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Gypsy Boy

By Mikey Walsh

Gypsy Boy Memories

Gypsy Boy

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'It was a revelation. Moving, terrifying, funny and brilliant. I shall never forget it - an amazing achievement' STEPHEN FRY 'Brash and frightening and funny' NEW YORK TIMES * * * * * * The Sunday Times bestselling Gypsy Boy was the first commercial memoir written by someone on the inside of the notoriously secretive culture of the Romany Gypsies. MIKEY WAS BORN into a Romany Gypsy family. They live in a closeted community, and little is known about their way of life. After centuries of persecution Gypsies are wary of outsiders and if you choose to leave you can never come back. This is something Mikey knows only too well. Growing up, he rarely went to school, and seldom mixed with non-Gypsies. The caravan and camp were his world. But although Mikey inherited a vibrant and loyal culture, his family's legacy was bittersweet with a hidden history of grief and abuse. Eventually Mikey was forced to make an agonising decision - to stay and keep secrets, or escape and find somewhere he could truly belong. Mikey's amazing story is continued in the sequel Gypsy Boy on the Run.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
304
Release Date:
2010-02-04
Publication Date:
2010-02-04
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0340977981
ISBN13:
9780340977989
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
246 g
Height:
128 cm
Width:
195 cm
Thickness:
25 cm
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