Rawny Sloman-Gower Anna
Rawny Sloman-Gower Anna Joy is born into an era of post-war uncertainty, one of the first babies delivered by the newly created NHS. The novel charts her path through the trauma of the eleven plus…
Specifikacia Rawny Sloman-Gower Anna
Rawny Sloman-Gower Anna
Joy is born into an era of post-war uncertainty, one of the first babies delivered by the newly created NHS. The novel charts her path through the trauma of the eleven plus and separation from her friends and culture. A house move aged ten is unsettling and she struggles to make sense of the world and establish her identity.
Rawny and his family take Joy into their hearts and share their lives and rich culture with her. She experiences bullying and alienation at her new school and is helped by close friends, a supportive family and most importantly the local gypsies who live on the wasteland near her home. The close enduring bonds Joy forges at this vital time of life enable her to navigate the difficulties life presents and enable her to find her own moral