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A Field Full of Butterflies Gypsy tales from the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author... Full descriptionRead More

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  • Foyles

    Gypsy tales from the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author...Rosemary Penfold was born in 1938 in a traditional Gypsy wagon, and grew up in the fields of the English countryside. In this beautiful and evocative memoir, she recounts her life within a loving extended family and small but close-knit community.From early memories of her father bringing home oranges during the war, to the simple beauty of a field full of butterflies on a hot summer's day, Rosemary's stunningly elegant narrative captures the love and losses, hopes and struggles, traditions and prejudices that bound her to her family and helped her adapt to a fast-changing world. Rosemary's story is a moving testament to a forgotten world and a rapidly disappearing way of life.

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    Rosemary Penfold was born in 1938 in a traditional Gypsy wagon and grew up in the fields of the English countryside. In this beautiful and evocative memoir she recounts her life within a loving extended family and small but close-knit community. From early memories of her father bringing home oranges during the war to the simple beauty of a field full of butterflies on a hot summer's day Rosemary's stunningly elegant narrative captures the love and losses hopes and struggles traditions and prejudices that bound her to her family and helped her adapt to a fast-changing world. Rosemary's story is a moving testament to a forgotten world and a rapidly disappearing way of life.

  • ASDA

    A touching and insightful memoir of a young gypsy girl growing up with her family in a long-gone world by a finalist from THE PEOPLE'S AUTHOR competition on THE ALAN TITCHMARSH SHOW.

  • 1409120953
  • 9781409120957
  • Rosemary Penfold
  • 14 April 2011
  • Orion
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 304
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