Our forgotten years : a Gypsy woman's life on the road / Maggie Smith-Bendell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith-Bendell, Maggie, 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Romanies--Biography.

Romanies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Hatfield [U.K.] : University Of Hertfordshire Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Full of the language and lore of the Gypsies, this remarkable memoir offers insight into the Romani way of life from an insider's perspective. Maggie Smith-Bendell shares stories from her traditional Gypsy childhood in the rural South of England, from traveling the countryside and facing hardships, such as the death of a family member, to catching wild animals and earning a living from the woods, hedgerows, and fieldwork in the area.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Chapter One: My Family; Chapter Two: A Fearful Winter; Chapter Three: The War Years; Chapter Four: Snowdrop Woods; Chapter Five: Wild Daffodils; Chapter Six: The Old Granny; Chapter Seven: The Swine's Jump Road; Chapter Eight: Pea-Picking Time; Chapter Nine: The Prince Lane; Chapter Ten: Dad's Magic Flowers; Chapter Eleven: The Hop Gardens; Chapter Twelve: Lenard's Dilemma; Chapter Thirteen: School Days; Chapter Fourteen: The Squatters' Hut; Chapter Fifteen: On the Road Again; Chapter Sixteen: Death in the Family; Chapter Seventeen: Saying Farewell

Chapter Eighteen: Little Jess Chapter Nineteen: On to Devonshire; Chapter Twenty: A Family Reunion; Chapter Twenty-one: Village Life; Chapter Twenty-two: Planning Permission; Chapter Twenty-three: Growing Up; Chapter Twenty-four: A New Life; Chapter Twenty-five: Romani Rights; Chapter Twenty-six: The 'Land Grab'; Chapter Twenty-seven: Organising Change; Chapter Twenty-eight: The Work Goes On; Chapter Twenty-nine: Our Forgotten Years; Photo Album; Culture, Customs and Traditions; Romani Cooking; Traditional Romani Crafts; Wagon Songs; Common Romani Words

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-905313-88-8

OCLC:

609852627