GYPSY BOY: ONE BOY’S STRUGGLE TO ESCAPE FROM A SECRET WORLD
Book ID/图书代码： 06400008B28900
English Summary/英文概要： A classic tale of triumph over adversity, this is the story of one boy’s struggle to escape from a secret world. |Mikey was born into a Romany Gypsy family. They live in a closeted community, and little is known about their way of life. After centuries of persecution Gypsies are wary of outsiders and if you choose to leave you can never come back. This is something Mikey knows only too well. Growing up, he didn’t go to school, he seldom mixed with non-Gypsies and the caravan became his world. It was a rich and unusual upbringing and Mikey grew up surrounded by a memorable cast of eccentrics, including his three-foot tall grandmother- a fierce matriarch who didn’t let her diminutive stature get in her way, and his flame-haired mother with a penchant for Dynasty, Angel Delight and electric blue mascara...But although Mikey inherited a vibrant and loyal culture his family’s legacy was bittersweet with a hidden history of violence and grief. Eventually Mikey was forced to make an agonising decision -- to stay and keep secrets, or escape and find somewhere to belong.|’Explosive, sparkling and hugely entertaining - this is a twisted fairytale from a truly original mind’ -- Hayley Atwell, star of The Duchess and Brideshead Revisited ’Gypsy Boy is a brilliant but bittersweet story, which reads like a magical fairytale. Although he could be excused for doing so, Mikey never descends into self pity - and has found the perfect balance between humour and harsh reality. Gypsy Boy sits somewhere between the grittiness of Irvine Welsh, and the charming warmth of Frank McCourt.’ -- Dermot O’Leary|Five years ago Mikey Walsh finally succumbed to staying put. London called him and it is the longest time he has ever lived in one place. He works at a nearby primary school, where he teaches art and drama, and also picks up the formal education he missed out on as a child. Mikey proposed to his partner on the number 38 bus two years ago and they married last summer.
Mikey was born into a Romany Gypsy family. They live in a closeted community, and little is known about their way of life. After centuries of persecution Gypsies are wary of outsiders and if you choose to leave you can never come back.
This is something Mikey knows only too well.
Growing up, he rarely went to school, and seldom mixed with non-Gypsies. The caravan and camp were his world. But although Mikey inherited a vibrant and loyal culture his family’s legacy was bittersweet with a hidden history of grief and abuse.
Eventually Mikey was forced to make an agonising decision – to stay and keep secrets, or escape and find somewhere he could truly belong.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 米奇是個善良而上進的小男孩，出生在一個吉普賽家庭。吉普賽人自成一個封閉的社會，生活方式鮮為人知。又因遭受了幾個世紀的迫害，吉普賽人對外來者總是小心提防。
米奇深深清楚自己家族的血淚史，他不曾上過學，也很少和其他種族的人來往，沙漠車隊是他唯一的社交圈。伴著米奇成長的是一群怪人，其中有他身長僅三英尺高的奶奶，一個倔強自強的老婦人，和長著火紅頭髮的媽媽。
經過一番掙紮，米奇終須做出一個痛苦的抉擇：留下或者離開……（from XMM）
Awards/获奖情况：“繼<一刀未剪的童年>之後，2010年最棒的回憶錄！”---Attitude雜誌
“筆調融合Irvine Welsh的寫實及Frank McCourt.的溫暖。”---知名愛爾蘭雜誌電視節目主持人Dermot O’Leary真情推薦
Review
‘Touching, insightful, funny and incredibly shocking’ 4* ---HEAT
’Explosive, sparkling and hugely entertaining - this is a twisted fairytale from a truly original mind’---Hayley Atwell, star of The Duchess and Brideshead Revisited
’Gypsy Boy is a brilliant but bittersweet story, which reads like a magical fairytale. Although he could be excused for doing so, Mikey never descends into self pity - and has found the perfect balance between humour and harsh reality. Gypsy Boy sits somewhere between the grittiness of Irvine Welsh, and the charming warmth of Frank McCourt.’---Dermot O’Leary
’best memoir since Running with Scissors’---Attitude
About the Author/作者介绍： 八年前，米奇.沃爾什終於決定在倫敦定居，而這也是他第一次長久地停留在某處。米奇選擇在住處附近一個小學教授美術和戲劇欣賞，同時也是為了彌補兒時缺乏正規教育的遺憾。Eight years ago Mikey Walsh finally succumbed to staying put. London called him and it is the longest time he has ever lived in one place. He works at a nearby primary school, where he teaches art and drama, and also picks up the formal education he missed out on as a child.
Format:COMPLEX EDITION
Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE
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