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The Year the Gypsies Came

Author: Linzi Glass

The Year the Gypsies Came

The Year the Gypsies Came

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Set in apartheid South Africa, this powerful and lyrically written novel is Linzi Glass's debut.

As twelve-year-old Emily Iris explains it, her mother and father have...

Page Count
272
Genre
On Sale
06/16/2015
Age Range
11-15

Book Details

Set in apartheid South Africa, this powerful and lyrically written novel is Linzi Glass's debut.

As twelve-year-old Emily Iris explains it, her mother and father have always been eager to take in travelers and vagabonds, relying on the presence of outsiders to ease the tension between them. Emily has her gentle older sister, Sarah, and Buza, the old Zulu nightwatchman, for company and comfort. But her parents' continuing discontent leads them to welcome some peculiar strangers.

One spring, a family of wanderers-a wildlife photographer, his wife, and two boys-comes to stay, and their strange, compelling, and dangerous presence will leave the Iris family infinitely changed.

Imprint Publisher

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

ISBN

9781627796866

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"[A] somber, sensitive, exquisitely narrated story for mature readers."—Kirkus Reviews

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The Year the Gypsies Came

The Year the Gypsies Came

$11.99

e-Book