Renowned and much-loved Dorset author G.E.C. Webb was known among gypsies as "Romani Rai", an honour rarely given to one who was not of Romani blood. In this brilliant and engrossing novel, he shares his most revealing memories of these mysterious people, which go back to his Dorset schooldays in the 1920s. Here is the story of how young Permus, one of the last descendants of the true Romani race and his struggles with remaining true to his upbringing...