The Girl in the Painted Caravan

Details Author Reviews Description Born into a Romany Gypsy Family in 1939, Eva Petulengros childhood seemed to her to be idyllic in every way. She would tavel the country with her family in their painted caravan and spend evenings by the fire as they sang and told stories of their past. She didnt go to school or visit a doctor when she was unwell. Instead her family would gather wild herbs to make tradit Born into a Romany Gypsy Family in 1939, Eva Petulengros childhood seemed to her to be idyllic in every way. She would tavel the country with her family in their painted caravan and spend evenings by the fire as they sang and told stories of their past. She didnt go to school or visit a doctor when she was unwell. Instead her family would gather wild herbs to make traditional remedies, hunt game and rabbits for food, and while the men tended horses to make a living, the young girls would join the women in reading palms. But in the post-war era, Evas perfect world would be turned upside down.... Born into a Romany Gypsy Family in 1939, Eva Petulengros childhood seemed to her to be idyllic in every way. She would tavel the country with her family in their painted caravan and spend evenings by the fire as they sang and told stories of their past. She didnt go to school or visit a doctor when she was unwell. Instead her family would gather wild herbs to make tradit Born into a Romany Gypsy Family in 1939, Eva Petulengros childhood seemed to her to be idyllic in every way. She would tavel the country with her family in their... Read More

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