Rosemary Penfold was born in 1938 in a traditional Gypsy wagon & grew up in the fields of the English countryside. In this beautiful & evocative memoir she recounts her life within a loving extended family & small but close-knit community. From early memories of her father bringing home oranges during the war to the simple beauty of a field full of butterflies on a hot summer's day Rosemary's stunningly elegant narrative captures the love & losses hopes & struggles traditions & prejudices that bound her to her family & helped her adapt to a fast-changing world. Rosemary's story is a moving testament to a forgotten world & a rapidly disappearing way of life.