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Loading... A Field Full of Butterflies: Memories of a Romany Childhood (2011)by Rosemary Penfold
  
None No current Talk conversations about this book.  leah152 | Jul 27, 2022 |    ) mahallett | Nov 26, 2020 | This reads as if written by a child. It is definitely in need of a good edit as there was a lot of repetition, even whole sentences were repeated within a few paragraphs of each other! A lot of the detail also seemed just to be fleshing out the narrative rather than adding anything interesting. I lost track of all of the names/characters as they all blended together. I gave up on this book as it just didn't keep my interest. It might appeal to someone carrying out research on this people group. (  ) sparkleandchico | Nov 10, 2017 | Cheryl_in_CC_NV | Jun 5, 2016 | "These are my memories and mine alone. If anyone says they remember if differently, I shall say, 'Well, those are your memories and yours alone.' " Sue2727 | Dec 19, 2015 | no reviews | add a review
Rosemary Penfold's beautiful and evocative memoir of her life growing up in the fields of the English countryside is a moving testament to a forgotten world and a rapidly disappearing and often misunderstood people. Born in 1938 in a traditional Gypsy wagon and surrounded by the love of her parents and extended family in a small but close-knit community, Rosemary paints a vivid and touching portrait of a way of life that no longer exits. From her early memories of her father bringing home oranges during the war to the simple beauty of a field full of butterflies on a hot summer's day, Rosemary's stunningly elegant narrative captures the love and losses, hopes and struggles, and traditions and prejudices that bound her to her family, and helped her adapt to a fast-changing world. No library descriptions found. |
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A Field Full of Butterflies is the collected memories of Rosemary Penfold who was born in a Romany wagon in England, 1938.
This was one of the lovlier books I've read so far this year. And if it hadn't been for the poverty & the racism they dealt with on a daily basis it would have been an ideal childhood. It was rathe sentimental at times & there wasn't much about Romany culture at all unfortunately. Possibly because of the changing times but most of it read like a normal childhood but with wagons insead of houses!
All in all though it was a very charming story & portrays how important family is in the face of extreme adversity.