An enchanting book, which defies analysis of its charm. Find it for yourself in the open fields, the woods, the moors, the gypsy camp fires, the sea -- for the writer has captured them all in this delightful story of a boyhood hemmed in by the strictures of a religious fanatic on one side, opened to imaginative escape by the gypsy heritage on the other. There's a ""fey"" quality to the book --a Robert Nathan quality -- and at the same time, that effortlessness of story-telling that is born not made in a writer. Don't pass it over -- and pick your customers for those who will appreciate its subtle quality.