Gypsy boy
By: Mikey Walsh
Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9780340977989; 9781444707427
Subjects: Romanies; Social life and customs; Biography
Description: A classic tale of triumph over adversity, this is the story of one boy's struggle to escape from a secret world. Mikey was born into a Romany Gypsy family. Here he describes the vibrant and loyal culture he grew up in, and also the violence and grief which forced him to make the agonizing decision to leave.
Notes: Originally published: London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2009.