|
|
|
Item Details
Title:
|
SMOKE IN THE LANES
HAPPINESS AND HARDSHIP ON THE ROAD WITH THE GYPSIES IN THE 1950S |
By: |
Dominic Reeve |
Format: |
Electronic book text |
List price:
|
£7.99 |
We believe that this item is permanently unavailable, and so we cannot source
it.
|
|
|
|
|
ISBN 10: |
0748128646 |
ISBN 13: |
9780748128648 |
Publisher: |
LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP |
Pub. date: |
1 September, 2011 |
Pages: |
352 |
Description: |
* A vivid and charming tale of Gypsy life in the 1950s |
Synopsis: |
In the 1950s the Romani people lived on the brink of great change. In their bright wooden wagons they journeyed between horse-fairs and traditional stopping places - stoic, humorous and wild, often poverty-stricken but protective of their freedom - on the fringes of a society that was soon to close around them. Dominic Reeve describes his life among the Gypsies: the feuds and fairs, the joyful muddy squalor of an outdoor existence. He evokes an unforgettable cast of fireside characters - bold children, fierce matriarchs and dandyish villains in snap-brimmed hats - and tells of sharp deals done and rings run round country policemen, of love affairs, dances and open-air feasting. Smoke in the Lanes is the vivid, memorable record of a disappeared world. |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Hachette Digital |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |
|
|
|
|
Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr
A celebratory, inclusive and educational exploration of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr for both children that celebrate and children who want to understand and appreciate their peers who do.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|