Gypsy Boy

Resumen del libro

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. Mikey's amazing story is continued in the sequel Gypsy Boy on the Run.

Biografía del autor

Mikey Walsh es el seudónimo de este escritor, columnista y activista LGBT británico, mejor conocido por su serie de libros autobiográficos. Fue uno de los primeros gitanos romaníes en escribir un libro. Creció viviendo en una caravana por todo el Reino Unido y casi no tenía estudios. Aprendió a leer y escribir por su cuenta y su primer libro, x{0026} x0201C;El niño gitanox{0026} x0201D;, se convirtió en un bestseller alcanzando el número uno en ventas. Actualmente se está trabajando en una adaptación cinematográfica. Walsh ha aparecido en la Lista Arco Iris de The Independent de personas LGBT británicas mas influyentes.