Smoke In The Lanes
Author | : Dominic Reeve |
Publisher | : Abacus |
Total Pages | : 181 |
Release | : 2011-09-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780748128648 |
ISBN-13 | : 0748128646 |
Rating | : 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Download or read book Smoke In The Lanes written by Dominic Reeve and published by Abacus. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.