Enclosing all this is the incredibly close and warm relationship Emily has with the old Zulu gatekeeper, Buza, who tells her Zulu folktales to help her through and make sense of her problems. But then tragedy strikes and their lives are changed forever. In Johannesburg in the late 1960s, the Iris family take in house guests from time to time to diffuse the tension in. Emily and Streak form a close friendship and Emily's beloved, gentle older sister Sarah takes Otis in hand.
One spring a family of wanderers - an Australian couple and their two boys, Streak and Otis, who is brain damaged - comes to stay. 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. 11-year-old Emily looks forward to these guests as she knows her parents will set their quarrels aside, and, if only for a short time, be like a real family. Set in apartheid South Africa, this powerful and lyrically written novel is Linzi Glasss debut. Skip to main content 24-Hour Sale Save 15. We have new and used copies available, in 4 editions - starting at 1.96. In Johannesburg in the late 1960s, the Iris family take in house guests from time to time to diffuse the tension in their large but unhappy home. The Year the Gypsies Came by Linzi Glass - Alibris Buy The Year the Gypsies Came by Linzi Glass online at Alibris. Emily and Streak form a close friendship and Emily's beloved, gentle older sister Sarah takes. 11-year-old Emily looks forward to these guests as she knows her parents will set their quarrels aside, and, if only for a short time, be like a real family. Urn:oclc:61200747 Scandate 20111114153639 Scanner Johannesburg in the late 1960s, the Iris family take in house guests from time to time to diffuse the tension in their large but unhappy home. OL5848651W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 91.07 Pages 282 Pdf_module_version 0.0.20 Ppi 400 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0141382783
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