Mikey Walsh Livres

The follow-up to the Number 1 bestseller, GYPSY BOY.

Mikey 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. But 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.

An Eye-Opening Memoir of Growing Up Gypsy Mikey Walsh was born into a Romany Gypsy family. They live in a secluded 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 didn't go to school, he seldom mixed with non-Gypsies, and the caravan became his world. It was a rich and unusual upbringing, but although Mikey inherited a vibrant and loyal culture, his family's legacy was bittersweet, with a hidden history of violence and grief. Eventually Mikey was forced to make an agonizing decision—to stay and keep secrets, or escape and find somewhere to belong. Gypsy Boy shows, for the first time, what life is really like among the Romany Gypsies. A surprise #1 bestseller in Great Britain, this is a one-of-a-kind memoir of a little-seen world, one both fascinating and heartbreaking.

„Bist du bereit, Mikey?“, fragt ihn sein Vater, bevor er ihn mit erbarmungslosen Schlägen traktiert. Der Box-Champion einer archaischen Roma-Community will, dass sein Sohn ein genauso harter und gnadenloser Mann wird wie er, doch der sensible, nachdenkliche Junge entspricht so gar nicht seinen Erwartungen. Jahrelang wird Mikey von seinem Vater deswegen gequält und gedemütigt, sein Onkel tut ihm Unaussprechliches an und in der verschworenen Roma-Gemeinschaft findet er niemandem, dem er sich anvertrauen kann. Als er sich schließlich in einen Mann verliebt, wird ihm klar, dass sein Leben in Gefahr ist, denn eine schwule Liebe würde sein Vater niemals akzeptieren ...