{"product_id":"gypsy-boy-mikey-walsh","title":"Gypsy Boy - Mikey Walsh","description":"\u003cp class=\"a-size-large a-spacing-none\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large product-title-word-break\"\u003eThe bestselling memoir of a Romany childhood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGypsy Boy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas the first commercial memoir written by someone on the inside of the notoriously secretive culture of the Romany Gypsies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMIKEY 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMikey's amazing story is continued in the sequel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGypsy Boy on the Run\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Bubble\/Old School Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56775188709756,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/8930\/2764\/files\/GB-MW-01.jpg?v=1778701400","url":"https:\/\/bookbubble.co.uk\/products\/gypsy-boy-mikey-walsh","provider":"Book Bubble\/Old School Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}