The Heart Of A Gypsy Roberta Kagan 9781478172208 Books
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During the Nazi occupation, bands of freedom fighters roamed the forests of Eastern Europe. They hid, waging their own private war against Hitler’s tyrannical, and murderous reign. Among these Resistance Fighters, there were groups of Romany people (gypsies). The Heart of a Gypsy is a spellbinding love story filled with Romance, and spiced with the magic of the Gypsy culture. It takes place in Poland during the time of the Third Reich, while World War Two was raging. This is a tale of a people who would rather die, than surrender their freedom. Enter into a little known world, where only a few have traveled before… The world of the Romany. If you enjoy romance, secret magical traditions, riveting action, and steamy sex….you will love “The Heart of A Gypsy.â€
The Heart Of A Gypsy Roberta Kagan 9781478172208 Books
This is a typical historical romance novel--good research into past events, people and the times, and of course, since it's a romance novel, you have to have a love match, marriage, sex (relatively graphic though not grossly pornographic) and then separation, danger and the reunion. All pretty standard stuff. This would be a historical novel without the wedding night scene, of course. But...give the reading public (in this case, those who love romance novels) what they want; real men, real women, real love and real sex...Despite my misgivings on the genre (I am not a romance novel reader, so you have to cut me some slack here) this is a very good novel on its own. It's not complex, in fact, it's a bit simplistic, but it does have a good surprise, and the background into the culture of the Rom is relatively accurate because it's mostly based on two books by Jan Yoors. Jan Yoors was a Flemish youth who ran off with a kumpania of Lowari Rom in his home country of Belgium. Because of his youth, he was accepted by the Rom and ended up substituting for a Romani buddy who was killed in a road accident. He took the place of the dead boy, took his name and became one of the Rom, though he'd leave the kumpania now and then to go home to his natural family.
Eventually Yoors lived full time with the Rom and almost married a Romani girl. The war broke out and he volunteered as a Resistance fighter, his blond hair and blue eyes, but links to the network of Rom throughout Europe making him a natural secret agent. And that is the background of Christian, the hero of this novel, whose blond Aryan background belies a heart of a gypsy.
If you like this novel, you might want to read Yoors' two books; the first, The Gypsies the story of his adoption by the Lowari kumpania, and then Crossings his adventures as a Resistance fighter and prisoner of the Gestapo in WWII. These books are amazing and well worth reading. The author of "The Heart of a Gypsy" was wise to use them for her background research.
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The Heart Of A Gypsy Roberta Kagan 9781478172208 Books Reviews
Roberta Kagan has proven yet again, to be a brilliant author, and historian. I haven't read all of her books yet, but I am planning on it, as she does seem to be ending up as one of my favorite authors.
The Heart of the Gypsy, is truly a masterpiece. I actually read this twice and also did some research, because this is a topic I don't see to much and I don't really think a lot of people realize that the Gypsies were involved, or treated the way they were.
This book takes place during WW2, in Nazi controlled Europe. There is a lot of this war that we aren't taught in school, and a lot we don't know much about, (unless of course you studied this time or place, a historian) There were Resistance bands across Europe, and these were the people who formed groups of people of different nationalities, and lived in the forests.
They were a very well organized group of resistors, or partisans, who were able to survive from the land and each other. Of course they had many a horrific fight, travel, victims who came and stumbled upon their hideaways, but for the most part, they managed to survive, had plentiful food, and were very strategically placed throughout their tents and groups. They had everybody that would be needed to create their own communities and had some highly intelligent tactics and ways and means of getting enough food, (for example, sending people out to different areas for their ration cards), and even had guns, ammunition, doctors, and Christian, who was of Aryan race.
Christian, came to them to help, however he was injured with broken ribs. He was well taken care of by Nadya, a young Gypsy girl, and her brother, Ion. (Nadya and Ion's family were imprisoned by the Nazi's.)
This is a remarkable book, with plenty of history, lots of fascinating scenes, characters, and terrifying events. It isn't as much just a history book, as the author very cleverly, wove a beautiful story of romance and passion throughout the pages. I am a big fan of history books, and this one was especially a pleasure to read because my own ancestors are of Gypsy descent.
Unfortunately, I only actually ever met a couple great grandparents who arrived in our country shortly after this was began. But this is something my mom always discusses and tells me about the different family members and our history and I am proud of who we are and where we originated from.
The Heart of a Gypsy, has now entered my top 10 favorite books of all time list. I read this book over as soon as I was done with it the first time around because I was sad when it ended.
I would recommend Roberta Kagan's books to anybody who enjoys a good history book, a well written novel, (they are a little longer then some may expect but I find that her books are just the right length.) and for anybody who desires a good romance novel, although this isn't your typical, gushy, romance book.
. . . otherwise, it gets an "F" and I shutter to think how the first book must read! The plot, in the hands of a good writer, has merit. However,as written by this author, it was unevenly written, had poor organization and sentence structure, incorrect use of words . . . It was not enjoyable to read.
I fail to understand why the writer would thank an editor who allowed her to create a book with 77 CHAPTERS--and more than one chapter was composed of only two paragraphs!! The mere insertion of that 24 pt., all caps heading creates a break in the story. The whole book read more like a Freshman English composition by a very inexperienced writer.
The reason this book was self-published was because the writing didn't meet the standards of the real publishing world. This is the last Free Book selection I will pick off of 's Special Offers. I want to read for enjoyment and for knowledge. I do not want to read with my editing red pencil at hand and irritation the only emotion I feel.
This is a typical historical romance novel--good research into past events, people and the times, and of course, since it's a romance novel, you have to have a love match, marriage, sex (relatively graphic though not grossly pornographic) and then separation, danger and the reunion. All pretty standard stuff. This would be a historical novel without the wedding night scene, of course. But...give the reading public (in this case, those who love romance novels) what they want; real men, real women, real love and real sex...
Despite my misgivings on the genre (I am not a romance novel reader, so you have to cut me some slack here) this is a very good novel on its own. It's not complex, in fact, it's a bit simplistic, but it does have a good surprise, and the background into the culture of the Rom is relatively accurate because it's mostly based on two books by Jan Yoors. Jan Yoors was a Flemish youth who ran off with a kumpania of Lowari Rom in his home country of Belgium. Because of his youth, he was accepted by the Rom and ended up substituting for a Romani buddy who was killed in a road accident. He took the place of the dead boy, took his name and became one of the Rom, though he'd leave the kumpania now and then to go home to his natural family.
Eventually Yoors lived full time with the Rom and almost married a Romani girl. The war broke out and he volunteered as a Resistance fighter, his blond hair and blue eyes, but links to the network of Rom throughout Europe making him a natural secret agent. And that is the background of Christian, the hero of this novel, whose blond Aryan background belies a heart of a gypsy.
If you like this novel, you might want to read Yoors' two books; the first, The Gypsies the story of his adoption by the Lowari kumpania, and then Crossings his adventures as a Resistance fighter and prisoner of the Gestapo in WWII. These books are amazing and well worth reading. The author of "The Heart of a Gypsy" was wise to use them for her background research.
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