Author : Dominic Reeve
Publisher : Abacus
ISBN 13 : 0748128646
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (481 download)
Book Synopsis Smoke In The Lanes by : Dominic Reeve
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.