A Field Full of Butterflies

Memories of a Romany Childhood

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A Field Full of Butterflies

By: Rosemary Penfold

Narrated by: Anna Bentinck

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Rosemary Penfold's beautiful and evocative memoir of her life growing up in the fields of the English countryside is a moving testament to a forgotten world and a disappearing and misunderstood people. Born in 1938 in a traditional Gypsy wagon, surrounded by the love of her parents and extended family in a small but close-knit community, Rosemary paints a vivid and touching portrait of a way of life that no longer exits. From her early memories of her father bringing home oranges during the war to the simple beauty of a field full of butterflies on a hot summer's day, Rosemary's elegant narrative captures the love and losses, hopes and struggles, and traditions and prejudices that bound her to her family, and helped her adapt to a fast-changing world.

Rosemary PenfoldAnna BentinckOrion Publishing Group Limited

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really enjoyed this book, a gentle and humorous account of Romany life. very interesting learning how free but hard their lives were. this is a book I will definitely read again. obsulely loved it.