As the old saying goes—one person’s trash is another one’s treasure. By Myself takes sentences from a range of celebrity autobiographies (we admit, some are a bit trashy), and transforms them into a poignant, poetic, and hilarious “treasure” of a book.
~Marion
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A biography from Britain for fans of Augustine Burroughs and Irvine Welch’s “Trainspotting.” The world of Romany Gypsies is a centuries old culture that is closed, secretive, vibrant and suspicious of outsiders. Mickey Walsh (a pseudonym) was born in 1980 to a family that had long carried the gypsy crown for bare-knuckle fighting, and is dead-set on winning it back. Frank, Mickey’s father is himself forced to fight grown men and his own brothers from a young age.
“Hit ‘em so they’ll never get back up. One. Good. Hit. Put out your man like a candle,” yells Grandfather. That is the lesson Frank will try to teach Mickey. Mickey is secretly being sexually abused by his uncle just as he is becoming aware of his own homosexuality.
A harrowing account of a travelers' boyhood in modern England that is not for the faint of heart.
There are moments of insight and humor along a truly rough road.
~AM
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An adventure story of the American West at the turn of the century. Our 19-year-old heroine is running for her life in this highly recommended novel. Terrific!!
~Freyda
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Oh Sea of Poppies! How I love thee! Your language—a lyrical mush of Hindi-Urdu-English-plus! Your characters are like none I’ve ever met, from Baboo Nob Kissin to Spunky Paulette! Highly recommended!
~Susan
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