Table of Contents

1 My Family 2 A Fearful Winter 3 The War Years 4 Snowdrop Woods 5 Wild Daffodils 6 The Old Granny 7 The Swine's Jump Road 8 Pea-Picking Time 9 The Prince Lane 10 Dad's Magic Flowers 11 The Hop Gardens 12 Lenard's Dilemma 13 School Days 14 The Squatters' Hut 15 On The Road Again 16 Death in the Family 17 Saying Farewell 18 Little Jess 19 On To Devonshire 20 A Family Reunion 21 Village Life 22 Planning Permission 23 Growing Up 24 A New Life 25 Romani Rights 26 The Land GrabA" 27 Organising Change 28 The Work Goes On 29 Our Forgotten Years Photo Album Postscripts Culture, Customs and Traditions Romani Cooking Traditional Romani Crafts Wagon Songs Common Romani Words

About the Author

Maggie Smith-Bendell is a Romani Gypsy and an activist for the Gypsy people. She works for the UK’s National Federation of Romani Gypsy & Traveler Liaison Groups and the South West Romany Gypsy Advisory Group.