Smoke In The Lanes
Happiness and Hardship on the Road with the Gypsies in the 1950s
$39.03
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
25 October 2011
Summary
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349000039 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349000034 |
| Author: | Dominic Reeve |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 25 October 2011 |
| Weight: | 238g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 133mm x 22mm |
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The real deal … a fascinating, unflinching portrait of the rich diversity of characters and traditions of the Romani life at a time when it was threatened as never before’– Choice magazine
The real deal … a fascinating, unflinching portrait of the rich diversity of characters and traditions of the Romani life at a time when it was threatened as never before’ - Choice magazine
About The Author
Dominic Reeve
Dominic Reeve wrote Smoke in the Lanes, his first book, in 1958. Since then he has written four more books including Beneath the Blue Sky: Four Decades of the Gypsy Traveller Life. He lives and works in a semi-nomadic style with his partner, Beshlie, an illustrator.
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