Gypsy Princess

Author: Violet Cannon
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0755362845
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
The true story of a Romany childhood... Gypsy Princess is a searingly honest account of what life is really like for travelling communities, for girls in particular, and captures a way of life that is slowly fading away. If you enjoyed the memoirs of Mikey Walsh and Jess Smith, you'll be enthralled by Violet Cannon's biography. 'A fascinating and enjoyable insight into Gypsy life' - Closer A true blooded Gypsy, Violet Cannon grew up the Romany way. Life was tough at times, living in a cramped one-roomed trailer, but, unbound by strict routines, Violet spent her days learning to keep home, playing and roaming the fields with a sense of freedom long lost to the rest of modern society. Immersed in the Gypsy way of life, her childhood set her apart from other children. Bullied by classmates, and segregated from 'gorgia' kids (all non-Gypsies), Violet eventually left school at the age of nine to live a life of travel, play and learning under generations-old Gypsy rules on the fringes of society. With traditional values at the heart of her childhood, the pressure of conforming and marrying young was intense. Violet was duty-bound to find a husband, but would her marriage lead to the 'happy ever after' she grew up believing in as a Gypsy girl? What readers are saying about Gypsy Princess: 'A fascinating and realistic look at what it means to be a Gypsy in today's society. A little understanding of Gypsy traditions goes a long way and I hope we see more biographies like this one' 'Violet is so likeable and warm, and the stories are written so vividly that you can really imagine yourself there' 'I could not put this book down - from the first paragraph I was hooked. I would love to read more about this fascinating lady and her family. By the end of the book I felt as if I knew them all'

The Gypsy Princess

Author: Phoebe Gilman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780590038379
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 29

Book Description
A gypsy girl who gets the opportunity to live in a palace as a princess finds she prefers her gypsy life after all.

Maria, Gypsy Princess

Author: Maria Woelfl
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1440167397
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 254

Book Description
GYPSY PRINCESS recounts heartaches and joys, fears and tears of a young girl and her close knit family who were torn apart and ravaged by war, reunited in Austria and made their way to the safe shores of America. GYPSY PRINCESS is a unique view of the other side of the story. It's different and nothing you have read before because most stories about World War II are written by German solders or Jewish refugees - this is a young woman's perspective of the war as she wandered like a gypsy through nine countries ending up in North Dakota.

The Puppeteer’s Daughters

Author: Heather Newton
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 1684428602
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180

Book Description
*A 2022 FOREWORD REVIEWS BOOK AWARD FINALIST* A new novel by the award-winning author of Under the Mercy Trees. Famed puppeteer and master manipulator Walter Gray surprises his three daughters by announcing there is a fourth at his 80th birthday party. An incomplete paternity test—and a will that places a condition on each daughter’s inheritance—suggest that the missing daughter isn’t a figment of his dementia. Jane, the eldest, is tired of her father’s eccentricities. She remembers the scarcity of her childhood and doesn’t want another sister to share the birthright. Rosie, born out of wedlock, sees the missing sister as her key to acceptance as a full member of the puppeteer’s family. Cora, the youngest, born after Walter achieved fame and fortune, is most concerned with extricating herself from running Walter’s company so that she can pursue her own life. The sisters each knew a different version of their enigmatic father, but all grew up in the presence of fairy tales acted out with marionettes and shadow puppets. If they are to find the fourth daughter and claim the legacy their father has left them, the three must confront their fractured relationships with their father and each other. Infused with fairy tales that sometimes spill magic into the sisters’ real lives, The Puppeteer’s Daughters is a stunningly-woven family saga about the cost and rewards of claiming a creative life.

Cultural Identity in British Musical Theatre, 1890–1939

Author: Ben Macpherson
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137598077
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 252

Book Description
This book examines the performance of ‘Britishness’ on the musical stage. Covering a tumultuous period in British history, it offers a fresh look at the vitality and centrality of the musical stage, as a global phenomenon in late-Victorian popular culture and beyond. Through a re-examination of over fifty archival play-scripts, the book comprises seven interconnected stories told in two parts. Part One focuses on domestic and personal identities of ‘Britishness’, and how implicit anxieties and contradictions of nationhood, class and gender were staged as part of the popular cultural condition. Broadening in scope, Part Two offers a revisionary reading of Empire and Otherness on the musical stage, and concludes with a consideration of the Great War and the interwar period, as musical theatre performed a nostalgia for a particular kind of ‘Britishness’, reflecting the anxieties of a nation in decline.

The Therapeutic Use of Stories

Author: Kedar Nath Dwivedi
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134747357
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
The potential for healing available in well-known myths and stories is increasingly recognized, but many practitioners are unsure how to tap into this rich and often culturally-specific source of insight. What sort of story is best for what sort of situation? How can it be introduced naturally into the session? What is the best way of using the story? These are some of the questions contributors to this book set out to answer. They explore the historical and cultural context of story-telling and provide examples of specific stories for specific situations. Covering emotional themes such as anger, anxiety, fear, shame, guilt, separation and bereavement, the authors show how they work through stories with many different kinds of client groups and individuals of all ages in educational, health and social science settings. The Therapeutic Use of Stories provides a sound theoretical framework for the use of stories, examples of stories with a high therapeutic value, and practical advice on how to use them to best effect.

The American Aberdeen-Angus Herd-book

Author: American Aberdeen-Angus Breeders' Association
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aberdeen-Angus cattle
Languages : en
Pages : 640

Book Description

A Cultural History of Theatre in the Age of Empire

Author: Peter Marx
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 135013547X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320

Book Description
The 19th century ushered in an unprecedented boom in technology, the unification of European nations, the building of global empires and stabilization of the middle classes. The theatre of the era reflected these significant developments as well as helped to catalyse them. Populist theatre and purposebuilt playhouses flourished in the ever-growing urban and cosmopolitan centres of Europe and in expanding global networks. This volume provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of the cultural history of theatre from 1800 to 1920. Highly illustrated with 51 images, the ten chapters each take a different theme as their focus: institutional frameworks; social functions; sexuality and gender; the environment of theatre; circulation; interpretations; communities of production; repertoire and genres; technologies of performance; and knowledge transmission.

Speaking From Our Hearts Volume 5: The Stories We Tell Ourselves

Author: Paul D. Lowe
Publisher: Paragon Publishing
ISBN: 1782228764
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 104

Book Description
Apparently, there are very few certainties in life, other than one day we will die. Add-in too, the certainty that change surrounds each and every one of us, every single moment of every single day. But wait, there is a third absolute certainty too! Something that has been with us all from our earliest childhood, and been responsible for creating so much darkness and desperation in our lives - FEAR! What if we became aware though, there is an antidote to this life-limiting emotion? What if we became aware that ‘solution’ starts with the stories we tell, and most importantly, tell ourselves? * * * Through Speaking From Our Hearts, We Become World Game-Changers…

Lost in Willipaq

Author: Rob Hunter
Publisher: Rob Hunter
ISBN: 0615240690
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257

Book Description
Forays into the Fantastic: Sci-Fi and Fantasy, Slipstream and Magical Realism. Previously published stories by the author. You are invited to browse the complete compendium of lovers, losers, and part-time demons. I'm glad to have you as a reader. Enjoy.