Big Louie & Me by George Locke
Beginning with the author's great-grandmother's affair with a Gypsy boy in 1869, this warmhearted memoir chronicles the Gypsy life in a very close-knit community in the UK's Black Country. From a lifetime teeming with incident, George Locke shares the best stories from the old days, including run-ins with the police, gamekeepers, and Gypsy-haters, as well as his fond memories of his grandmother, Big Louie, who smoked a pipe from the age of three and had ancient knowledge of healing plants. A nostalgic and wry account of a way of life no longer to be found in rural England, this book is full of lore, quick wit, and, above all, a solid belief in family.
George Locke is a Gypsy who grew up in the rural West Midlands of England. As a young man he risked banishment from his Gypsy community by joining the Royal Air Force Police and later joined the British police.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781907396823 |
| ISBN 10 | 1907396829 |
| Title | Big Louie & Me |
| Author | George Locke |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Hertfordshire Press |
| Year published | 2012-09-30 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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