Gyppo

Moss Side, Manchester during the 1960s and 70s as seen through the eyes of an Irish Traveller child. A community rich with diverse cultures, humour and warmth; but behind closed doors, mopping up her Mother's blood became a gruesome task all too familiar in a world of domestic violence, oppression and neglect. A story of alcohol fuelled domestic abuse, of secret lives beyond the windows veiled by the pristine white net curtains; which proudly proclaimed a women's worth as much as a black eye marked her not as a victim, but as a man's property. Though amidst the stark reality of a bygone era, there is also an affectionate account of love and family bonds on a street that often echoed with the sounds of children's laughter.

• • Author: Mary Margaret Doherty
• • Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• • Publication Date: Nov 11, 2017
• • Number of Pages: 214 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1979569215
• • ISBN-13: 9781979569217