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Rosemary Penfold
Auteur van A Field Full of Butterflies: Memories of a Romany Childhood
Werken van Rosemary Penfold
Tagged
Algemene kennis
- Geboortedatum
- 1938.02.14
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- UK
Leden
Besprekingen
Statistieken
- Werken
- 2
- Leden
- 40
- Populariteit
- #370,100
- Waardering
- 3.7
- Besprekingen
- 6
- ISBNs
- 8
A Field Full of Butterflies is the collected memories of Rosemary Penfold who was born in a Romany wagon in England, 1938.
This was one of the lovlier books I've read so far this year. And if it hadn't been for the poverty & the racism they dealt with on a daily basis it would have been an ideal childhood. It was rathe sentimental at times & there wasn't much about Romany culture at all unfortunately. Possibly because of the changing times but most of it read like a normal childhood but with wagons insead of houses!
All in all though it was a very charming story & portrays how important family is in the face of extreme adversity.… (meer)