Smoke in the Lanes
Overview
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.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780349000039
- ISBN-10: 0349000034
- Publisher: Abacus (UK)
- Publish Date: November 2011
- Dimensions: 7.6 x 4.9 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.55 pounds
- Page Count: 320
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