The Year the Gypsies Came
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Book Overview
Set in apartheid South Africa, this powerful and lyrically written novel is Linzi Glass's debut. As twelve-year-old Emily Iris explains it, her mother and father have always been eager to take in... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0805079998
ISBN13:9780805079999
Release Date:March 2006
Publisher:Henry Holt & Company
Length:260 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.7" x 8.5"
Age Range:12 to 17 years
Grade Range:Grades 7 to 12
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
One of the finest books to come out of South Africa since Alan Paton's "Cry the Beloved Country"
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This beautifully written novel evokes so realistically the memories I have of a place and a time where I lived as a child. The story is both haunting and hopeful. The Year the Gypsies Came will enthrall adults and teenagers alike. I can't wait to share it with my sixteen-year-old daughter.
ENTRANCING, OUTSTANDING DEBUT NOVEL
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
The Year the Gypsies came made me miss a dinner date! I simply could not put it down, and read with tears streaming down my face until well after midnight. A poignant story, wonderfully written whose characters will remain with me forever. A must read!
Fantastically Written
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
I read this book out of curiosity! I had heard so much about it, I was pleasantly amazed. Linzi Glass, throughout the entire book kept my interest, Her very descriptive writing style had me envisioning everything in my minds eye, the entire read was very pleasureable, experiencing every emotion. I would recommend all read it!
worth six stars
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
a stunning, engrossing and wonderfully compassionate story magically told by a writing master. A must read for any adult and young adult.
magic revisited
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
The Year the Gypsies Came is a magical, mystical tale from South Africia told by a magnificant writer with a deep connection to the Zulu warrior and the universal qualities of the human being. I could not put it down. Magical realism from Africa! Wow!
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