About the book
A profoundly personal and moving portrait of a misunderstood people and their on-going journey – shedding new light on Romani history and what it means to be Romani in Europe today.
‘Fascinating’ TELEGRAPH
‘An exhilarating history of resistance and survival’ OBSERVER
The Romani story is not widely known, and that invisibility has allowed fear and hostility to thrive. The Roma, full of extraordinary individuals and hitherto ignored moments from history, corrects this.
We meet the artist who chronicled her experiences of the Holocaust in Austria; the boxer who should have become Germany’s light-heavyweight champion only to have his win scratched from the record by the Nazis; and a eighteenth-century woman in London who was sentenced to death for kidnapping to be exonerated by the detective work of an unconvinced judge. Throughout, Madeline Potter weaves in her travels though Romani Europe and experience as a Romani woman in Romania and in Britain.
Blending evocative history and lyrical travel writing with intimate accounts of racism and calls for change, The Roma is a powerful story of resistance, resilience and survival – and a celebration of a vibrant culture and misunderstood people.
‘A fascinating look at a marginalised and misunderstood people’ DAILY MAIL
‘Wise and beautiful’ JO CLEMENT, author of Outlandish
‘Epic in scale and ambition … Utterly compelling’ LANRE BAKARE, author of We Were There
‘A book to be treasured’ BIDISHA, broadcaster and presenter
Editions of Roma
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781847927675
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781529967241
- EBook
- ISBN 9781529934434
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A profoundly personal and moving portrait of a misunderstood people and their on-going journey – shedding new light on Romani history and what it means to be Romani in Europe today.
‘Fascinating’ TELEGRAPH
‘An exhilarating history of resistance and survival’ OBSERVER
The Romani story is not widely known, and that invisibility has allowed fear and hostility to thrive. The Roma, full of extraordinary individuals and hitherto ignored moments from history, corrects this.
We meet the artist who chronicled her experiences of the Holocaust in Austria; the boxer who should have become Germany’s light-heavyweight champion only to have his win scratched from the record by the Nazis; and a eighteenth-century woman in London who was sentenced to death for kidnapping to be exonerated by the detective work of an unconvinced judge. Throughout, Madeline Potter weaves in her travels though Romani Europe and experience as a Romani woman in Romania and in Britain.
Blending evocative history and lyrical travel writing with intimate accounts of racism and calls for change, The Roma is a powerful story of resistance, resilience and survival – and a celebration of a vibrant culture and misunderstood people.
‘A fascinating look at a marginalised and misunderstood people’ DAILY MAIL
‘Wise and beautiful’ JO CLEMENT, author of Outlandish
‘Epic in scale and ambition … Utterly compelling’ LANRE BAKARE, author of We Were There
‘A book to be treasured’ BIDISHA, broadcaster and presenter
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What is Roma about?
A profoundly personal and moving portrait of a misunderstood people and their on-going journey – shedding new light on Romani history and what it means to be Romani in Europe today.
‘Fascinating’ TELEGRAPH
‘An exhilarating history of resistance and survival’ OBSERVER
The Romani story is not widely known, and that invisibility has allowed fear and hostility to thrive. The Roma, full of extraordinary individuals and hitherto ignored moments from history, corrects this.
We meet the artist who chronicled her experiences of the Holocaust in Austria; the boxer who should have become Germany’s light-heavyweight champion only to have his win scratched from the record by the Nazis; and a eighteenth-century woman in London who was sentenced to death for kidnapping to be exonerated by the detective work of an unconvinced judge. Throughout, Madeline Potter weaves in her travels though Romani Europe and experience as a Romani woman in Romania and in Britain.
Blending evocative history and lyrical travel writing with intimate accounts of racism and calls for change, The Roma is a powerful story of resistance, resilience and survival – and a celebration of a vibrant culture and misunderstood people.
‘A fascinating look at a marginalised and misunderstood people’ DAILY MAIL
‘Wise and beautiful’ JO CLEMENT, author of Outlandish
‘Epic in scale and ambition … Utterly compelling’ LANRE BAKARE, author of We Were There
‘A book to be treasured’ BIDISHA, broadcaster and presenter
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Roma?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Biography and non-fiction prose > Memoirs
Where can I read a sample of Roma?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781847927675
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Roma?
Madeline Potter
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Roma is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781847927675) and paperback(ISBN 9781529967241) and ebook(ISBN 9781529934434)
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