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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Very interesting account of a girl growing up in a Gypsy family. I learned things I did not know and found the authors positive outlook on life refreshing. There was some misery in the book, but not like a typical misery memoir. Definitely worth a read. ( ) no reviews | add a review
Born in 1979, Roxy Freeman grew up travelling around Ireland and England in a traditional horse-drawn wagon with her mother and father and six siblings. Life was harsh but it was a childhood of freedom spent in harmony with nature. Roxy didn't know her times-tables but she could milk a goat, ride a horse and cook dinner for the whole family on an open fire before she was ten. Early life was idyllic but when her father brought the family to England, they faced prejudice and hostility and Roxy found herself receiving the very unwelcome attentions of a family friend - which she endured in secret. Despite all of the difficulties she faced, she developed a passion for flamenco and traditional music and developed a career as a dancer, which took her around the world. Her beautifully written story is a frank portrait of what life is really like for women and girls of traveller communities. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)305.891497092Social sciences Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology Groups of people Ethnic and national groups ; racism, multiculturalism Other Groups Other Indo-European peoples South Asian; Roma Gypsies, Roma, TravellersRatingAverage:
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