Gypsy Boy on the Run: My Escape from a Life Among the Romany Gypsies

Gypsy Boy on the Run: My Escape from a Life Among the Romany Gypsies
ISBN-10
125002188X
ISBN-13
9781250021885
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
320
Language
English
Published
2013-03-12
Publisher
Macmillan
Author
Mikey Walsh

Description

Mikey Walsh didn't know what life was like beyond his Gypsy community. But after fleeing home at age fifteen, he had no choice but to find out. After centuries of persecution, Gypsies are wary of outsiders, and if you choose to leave, you can never come back. Torn between his family and his heart, Mikey struggled to come to terms with the Gypsy culture and its violent, conservative traditions. At last, he decided to set out on his own. He soon discovered the outside world wasn't all that he expected, and his life would never be the same again.A shocking yet ultimately triumphant memoir, Gypsy Boy on the Run follows Mikey as he comes to terms with himself, his family, and his past—and builds a new life for himself.

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