Big Fat Gypsy Weddings: The Dresses, the Drama, the Secrets Unveiled
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- Synopsis
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Big Fat Gypsy Weddings has been the most talked-about show on TV and delivered ratings almost as enormous as the frothy, bejewelled frocks its subjects wear.
This book offers a window into the secret and surprising world of Gypsies and Travellers in Britain today. From spectacular first communions, strict courtings and jaw-dropping weddings, this book covers all the extraordinary rite-of-passage events in a Gypsy's life and offers an insight into their fascinating world.
All the favourite characters from the show are there - from Thelma the miracle dressmaker to Paddy, the champion bare-knuckle boxer. Warm, engrossing and funny, Big Fat Gypsy Weddings lays bare an exotic unseen Britain that exists right on our doorstep.
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 288 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781444729856
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781444729849
- Publisher:
- Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
- Date of Addition:
- 06/28/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Firecracker Films Limited
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.