![]() ![]() (glossary of Afrikaans and Zulu words and expressions) (Fiction. Subtle parallels between Emily's family and apartheid South Africa provide great depth and meaning to this somber, sensitive, exquisitely narrated story for mature readers. Tragically, Emily's world is torn apart, but Buza helps provide the glue that holds her together. in too many pieces" when she discovers her mother is having an affair and suspects Mr. ![]() ![]() Emily and Sarah are soon distracted with ragamuffin Streak and retarded Otis Mallory. ![]() Out of nowhere, the rootless Mallorys arrive in their bedraggled camping trailer, bringing danger and discontent. Title: The Year the Gypsies Came Author Name: Linzi Glass ISBN Number: 0141382791 ISBN-13: 9780141382791 Location Published: Great Britain, Penguin Books. Ignored by her selfish mother and detached father, Emily turns to the old Zulu night watchman Buza, who comforts her with his stories of courage and strength. In Johannesburg in the late 1960s, the Iris family take in house guests from time to time to diffuse the tension in. Emily compares her family to Johannesburg-an illusion held together with dust. Twelve-year-old tomboy Emily lives in Johannesburg with her older sister Sarah and their self-absorbed, sparring parents. "A spring visit from a vagabond family ends in disaster for two white girls and their family in apartheid South Africa in 1966. ![]()
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