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Roxy Freeman, born to a life of freedom and open roads, shares a gypsy caravan with her parents, brother and four sisters. As a child she may not have gone to school but from an early age her skills, suited to living off the land, surpassed those of her more traditional peers. However, her innocence is stolen from her by family friend, ‘Uncle’ 'Uncle' Tony and her childhood becomes tainted by fear and secrets.
For most of us the travelling community’s culture is tinged with negativity. They live amongst us but the idea of preferring a roaming lifestyle to a house-based existence is alien to the suburban Brit. We only pause to think of travellers when our worlds collide: if they’re eccentric enough to appear in ''My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding'' or if they’re the news story of that particular day. ''The Little Gypsy'' allows the reader a glimpse of ordinary people who just happen to live in a different way, and it’s a fascinating insight.
