Review: Terrific Surprise!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 13, 2013
What a beautiful surprise!  As a Gypsy I'm one of the "Gypsy Police" of the written word and recently wrote a review about a book that probably set the Roma cause back years.  This book is completely balanced, depicting Romani/Gypsy people like all people:  some are good, some are not so good, some are evil.  Lots of good description about the customs and there was one in particular I had never known.  Having a circus grandfather (whom I only met a few times) gave me a glimpse into his probable life.  Many of the main characters are wonderful and flawed like most of us, yet gentle--including Cecil the elephant--and I believe this book is suitable for all ages.  Best of all, when I got to the last page in my kindle, I saw that there is a sequel and I promptly bought it and immediately started reading. It flawlessly begins where this one left off and will be just as much fun to read.