Gypsy Boy: The bestselling memoir of a Romany childhood - Brossura

Walsh, Mikey

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ISBN 10: 0340977981 ISBN 13: 9780340977989

Casa editrice: Hodder Paperback, 2010

Riassunto

**SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH** 'It was a revelation. Moving, terrifying, funny and brilliant. I shall never forget it - an amazing achievement' STEPHEN FRY 'Brash and frightening and funny' NEW YORK TIMES * * * * * * The Sunday Times bestselling Gypsy Boy was the first commercial memoir written by someone on the inside of the notoriously secretive culture of the Romany Gypsies. MIKEY WAS BORN into a Romany Gypsy family. They live in a closeted community, and little is known about their way of life. After centuries of persecution Gypsies are wary of outsiders and if you choose to leave you can never come back. This is something Mikey knows only too well. Growing up, he rarely went to school, and seldom mixed with non-Gypsies. The caravan and camp were his world. But although Mikey inherited a vibrant and loyal culture, his family's legacy was bittersweet with a hidden history of grief and abuse. Eventually Mikey was forced to make an agonising decision - to stay and keep secrets, or escape and find somewhere he could truly belong. Mikey's amazing story is continued in the sequel Gypsy Boy on the Run.

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Recensione:

It was a revelation. Moving, terrifying, funny and brilliant. I shall never forget it - an amazing achievement (Stephen Fry)

Touching, insightful, funny and incredibly shocking **** (HEAT)

Explosive, sparkling and hugely entertaining - this is a twisted fairytale from a truly original mind (Hayley Atwell, star of The Duchess and Brideshead Revisited)

Gypsy Boy is a brilliant but bittersweet story, which reads like a magical fairytale. Although he could be excused for doing so, Mikey never descends into self pity - and has found the perfect balance between humour and harsh reality. Gypsy Boy sits somewhere between the grittiness of Irvine Welsh, and the charming warmth of Frank McCourt. (Dermot O'Leary)

best memoir since Running with Scissors (Attitude)

Mikey Walsh's memoirs were an unexpected smash hit last year and the audiobook version is every bit as enjoyable. (HEAT)

'Brash and frightening and funny -- tonally, think of Frank McCourt meeting Axl Rose.' (The New York Times)

'In this violent yet often comic memoir, Walsh writes of life as an English Gypsy.... Gypsy Boy feels, in all its cocky, awkward affection and anguish, like the real deal.' (The Boston Globe)

'A poignant memoir that bears comparison to the bestselling Running With Scissors--but better written and far darker.' (Kirkus Reviews)

'The earthy, violent, funny memoir of a gypsy boy in England. It's absolutely riveting, un-put-downable.' (Anne Lamott, The Miami Herald)

Descrizione del libro:

Gypsy Boy is the first commercial memoir written by someone on the inside of the notoriously secretive culture of the Romany Gypsies.

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• Editore: Hodder Paperback
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0340977981
• ISBN 13: 9780340977989
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 304