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A Traveller girl creates her own musical instrument from a willow
branch and lots of recycled objects. She plays it enthusiastically,
but it sounds terrible! Ignoring warnings not to awaken the ogre in
the hills, Ossiri goes there to practise playing her instrument.
Will she wake the ogre, and will it appreciate her playing? Told by
a Romani storyteller and a picture book author, this original tale
offers a fascinating insight into Travelling lifestyles and
cultures.
When a Traveller family experiences a run of bad luck, an
imaginative boy called Yokki lifts their spirits with tales of a
magical white horse. A traditional Traveller-family folk tale which
inspires hope and celebrates creativity. Told by a Romani
storyteller together with a picture book author to positively
reflect Travelling cultures.
Norfolk, 1813. In the quiet Waveney Valley, the body of a woman -
Mary Tyrell - is staked through the heart after her death by
suicide. She had been under arrest for the suspected murder of her
newborn child. Mary leaves behind a young daughter, Hannah, who is
later sent away to the Refuge for the Destitute in London, where
she will be trained for a life of domestic service. It is at the
Refuge that Hannah meets Annie Simpkins, a fellow resident, and
together they forge a friendship that deepens into passionate love.
But the strength of this bond is put to the test when the girls are
caught stealing from the Refuge's laundry, and they are sentenced
to transportation to Botany Bay, setting them on separate paths
that may never cross again. Drawing on real events, The Low Road is
a gripping, atmospheric tale that brings to life the forgotten
voices of the past - convicts, servants, the rural poor - as well
as a moving evocation of love that blossomed in the face of
prejudice and ill fortune.
They are reviled. For centuries the Roma have wandered Europe;
during the Holocaust half a million were killed. After World War II
and during the Troubles, a wave of Irish Travellers moved to
England to make a better, safer life. They found places to settle
down - but then, as Occupy was taking over Wall Street and London,
the vocal Dale Farm community in Essex was evicted from their land.
Many did not leave quietly; they put up a legal and at times
physical fight. Award-winning journalist Katharine Quarmby takes us
into the heat of the battle, following the Sheridan, McCarthy,
Burton and Townsley families before and after the eviction, from
Dale Farm to Meriden and other trouble spots. Based on exclusive
access over the course of seven years and rich historical research,
No Place to Call Home is a stunning narrative of long-sought
justice.
When a Traveller family experiences a run of bad luck, an
imaginative boy called Yokki lifts their spirits with tales of a
magical white horse. A traditional Traveller-family folk tale which
inspires hope and celebrates creativity. Told by a Romani
storyteller together with a picture book author to positively
reflect Travelling cultures.
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