Book description
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.
Jess Smith lives near Crieff. She is married and has three children
and six grandchildren. As a traditional storyteller she is in great
demand for performances throughout Scotland, and has been invited to
speak at conference of Aboriginal storytellers in Australia this year.
