![]() “A gloriously poetic novel…Read this lovely book.”- New York Times bestselling author Malachy McCourt “A poignant and magical tale.”- New York Times bestselling author Keith Donohue I loved it.”- New York Times bestselling author Sherman Alexie But then the discovery of an old newspaper photograph, and a long-buried secret from his mother’s mysterious past, changes his life forever…. But still, always, they are treated as outsiders.Īs Christy struggles to find his way amid the more conventional lives of his new classmates, he starts to question who he is and where he belongs. ![]() His father decides to settle briefly, in a town, where Christy and his cousin can receive proper schooling and prepare for their first communions. The wandering life is the only one Christy has ever known, but when his grandfather dies, everything changes. ![]() Christy carries with him a burden of guilt as well, haunted by the story of his mother’s death in childbirth. Ireland, 1959: Young Christopher Hurley is a tinker, a Pavee gypsy, who roams with his father and extended family from town to town, carrying all their worldly possessions in their wagons. A poignant, unforgettable coming of age novel that brings 1950s Ireland to vivid life, and tenderly explores the universal bonds of family community, and identity. ![]()
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