![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It is a highly charged drama about the loss of. (glossary of Afrikaans and Zulu words and expressions) (Fiction. The Year The Gypsies Came is a story set against the backdrop of apartheid South Africa during the late 60s. Subtle parallels between Emily's family and apartheid South Africa provide great depth and meaning to this somber, sensitive, exquisitely narrated story for mature readers. Tragically, Emily's world is torn apart, but Buza helps provide the glue that holds her together. in too many pieces" when she discovers her mother is having an affair and suspects Mr. Title: The Year the Gypsies Came Author Name: Linzi Glass ISBN Number: 0141382791 ISBN-13: 9780141382791 Location Published: Great Britain, Penguin Books. Emily and Sarah are soon distracted with ragamuffin Streak and retarded Otis Mallory. Out of nowhere, the rootless Mallorys arrive in their bedraggled camping trailer, bringing danger and discontent. Ignored by her selfish mother and detached father, Emily turns to the old Zulu night watchman Buza, who comforts her with his stories of courage and strength. Emily compares her family to Johannesburg-an illusion held together with dust. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Glass grew up during the apartheid era, and draws on her childhood experiences in forming the backdrop of her fiction. Twelve-year-old tomboy Emily lives in Johannesburg with her older sister Sarah and their self-absorbed, sparring parents. Linzi Glass, an accomplished business-woman, philanthropist, and author, published her debut young-adult novel, The Year the Gypsies Came, in 2006. "A spring visit from a vagabond family ends in disaster for two white girls and their family in apartheid South Africa in 1966. ![]()
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