The Yellow on the Broom: The Early Days of a Traveller Woman

An autobiography of a Scottish traveller (gypsy) born in early 1900s.
The story is told by snapshots - it doesn't attempt to follow her life from birth.
We meet her as a youngish school girl and follow her to early adulthood.
The adage that reading broadens the mind applies here. I can't imagine ever knowing the way of life of these travellers other than via this book.
The writing is clear and concise. The editor tells us in the intro that his job was largely limited to upgrading punctuation.
A great read.

This book tells of what life on the road was like in the early 1900s, and of how different types of people treated the gypsy folk. It's full of fascinating insights, some quite sad moments, and also happy memories of Betsy Whyte, whose tale this is. Betsy was a terrific storyteller and I am looking forward to reading the second part of her story in Red Rowans and Honey.