A Field Full of Butterflies

By Rosemary Penfold

Book Overview

Gypsy tales from the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author...

Rosemary Penfold was born in 1938 in a traditional Gypsy wagon, and grew up in the fields of the English countryside. In this beautiful and evocative memoir, she recounts her life within a loving extended family and small but close-knit community.

From 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 stunningly elegant narrative captures the love and losses, hopes and struggles, traditions and prejudices that bound her to her family and helped her adapt to a fast-changing world.

Rosemary's story is a moving testament to a forgotten world and a rapidly disappearing way of life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1409120953
• ISBN13: 9781409120957
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Orion
• Length: 291 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary