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The Year the Gypsies Came Linzi Glass

The Year the Gypsies Came By Linzi Glass

The Year the Gypsies Came by Linzi Glass


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Summary

Emily Iris looks forward to the times her parents welcome house guests to their family's unhappy home. As long as the visitors are there, her mother and father will put their quarrels aside. But one spring a family of wanderers comes to stay, starting a chain of events that will shatter Emily's world forever.

The Year the Gypsies Came Summary

The Year the Gypsies Came by Linzi Glass

Emily Iris looks forward to the times her parents welcome house guests to their family's unhappy home. As long as the visitors are there, her mother and father will put their quarrels aside. But one spring a family of wanderers - an Australian couple and their two boys - comes to stay, starting a chain of events that will shatter Emily's world forever. This book will appeal to readers of Jennifer Donnelly's "A Gathering Light" and Barbara Kingsolver's "The Poisonwood Bible". Presented on hardback publication, this fabulous first novel attracted stunning acclaim.

The Year the Gypsies Came Reviews

Wonderful ... This is a new book with an old and wise heart. It may well have the makings of a classic Guardian Beautifully, powerfully and compellingly written ... extraordinarily moving Sunday Times Realistically evoking the perspective of a child of the era, Glass spins a lyrical story that is at once heartbreaking and hopeful Time Out This outstanding first novel arcs beautifully to its terrible climax and is deeply moving Observer Every now and then a book comes along that's unusual, compelling and deeply absorbing yet is so tragically simple, it leaves an indelible trace on the memory. The Year the Gypsies Came is one of these Irish Independent

About Linzi Glass

Linzi Glass was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and moved to the United States as a young adult. She has published articles, and written plays, screenplays, short stories and now novels -- The Year the Gypsies Came and Ruby Red. She lives in Los Angeles with her teenage daughter, Jordan.

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GOR013562428
9780141320922
0141320923
The Year the Gypsies Came by Linzi Glass
Used - Like New
Paperback
Penguin Random House Children's UK
2007-04-05
288
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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