Tears for a Tinker: Jessie's Journey Concludes

by Jess Smith

heart-warming reminiscences' - The Sunday Post 'Tales tumble out of Jess Smith's head and its her manner of telling them that is so compulsive' - The Scots Magazine 'Jess skilfully takes her reader into the world of Scottish Travellers in her own down-to-earth, straight-from-the-heart manner. Filled with warmth and humour' - Travellers' Times In the third and final book of Jess Smith's autobiographical trilogy, Jess traces her eventful life with Dave and their three children, from their earliest years together. Their adventures and achievements are interspersed with stories of her parents' childhood, her father's 'tall tales' and the eerie echoes of ghosts and hauntings that she has heard from gypsies and travellers over many years. Fans of Jess Smith will not be disappointed with her latest memoir, full of more unforgettable characters and insight into the travellers' way of life, a tradition that stretches back more than 2000 years and survives in the rich oral tradition of its people.

Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir, Biography

322 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 21, 2012

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Reviews

[Martina Zuliani · Rating 4 out of 5]

I took a break from the Jessie's Jurney series before starting reading this book. Not because I was bored by it, but because I wanted to enjoy the last book fully. Jess style of writing and storytelling amazed me as usual. In the third book she goes back to write more about her life and to add some storytelling in between. Her life was beautifully written and the tales were charming.