The girl in the painted caravan
By: Eva Petulengro
Publisher: Charnwood
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Leicester
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781444809787
Subjects: Family; Romanies; Biography; Social conditions; Large type books; Tsiganes; Biographies; Conditions sociales; Livres en gros caractères; Large print books; Families
Description: "Born into a Romany gypsy family in 1939, Eva Petulengro's childhood seemed idyllic. They travelled the country in their painted caravan, spending their evenings singing and telling stories by the fire. She didn't go to school. When she was unwell her family would gather wild herbs to make remedies. They would hunt game and rabbits for food, and to make a living, the men tended horses while the women would read palms. But in the post-war era, her perfect world was turned upside down ... Eva describes the characters in her family, including her grandfather 'Naughty' Petulengro and her five beautiful aunts who entranced everyone they met."--Publisher description.