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Jessie's Journey: Tears for a Tinker

Jessie's Journey Concludes

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The last in a series of memoirs by a Scottish gypsy, this account traces Jess Smith’s eventful life with husband Dave and their three children, from their earliest years together. Their adventures and achievements are interspersed with stories of her parents’ childhood, her father’s “tall tales,” and the eerie echoes of ghosts and hauntings that she has heard from gypsies and travelers over many years. Full of unforgettable characters and insight into the travelers’ way of life, this book celebrates a lifestyle that stretches back more than 2,000 years and survives in the rich oral tradition of its people.

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Jessie's Journey: Tears for a Tinker, Jess Smith

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2005
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Titolo
Jessie's Journey: Tears for a Tinker
Sottotitolo
Jessie's Journey Concludes
Lingua
Inglese
Pubblicato
2005
Formato
In brossura
Pagine
232
ISBN10
184183078X
ISBN13
9781841830780
Serie
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Descrizione
The last in a series of memoirs by a Scottish gypsy, this account traces Jess Smith’s eventful life with husband Dave and their three children, from their earliest years together. Their adventures and achievements are interspersed with stories of her parents’ childhood, her father’s “tall tales,” and the eerie echoes of ghosts and hauntings that she has heard from gypsies and travelers over many years. Full of unforgettable characters and insight into the travelers’ way of life, this book celebrates a lifestyle that stretches back more than 2,000 years and survives in the rich oral tradition of its people.