Andrew Jenkins had been deserted by his mother and living in an unhappy atmosphere, he befriends fellow loner Gunari Bosworth, a boy from a nearby gypsy camp. The story is of their friendship and the many adventures they share from the age of twelve into their early twenties. It’s a story of humour, violence, tragedy, sex and love. Andrew has good and bad fortune along the way, meeting a host of diverse and wonderful character; all shared by his surrogate Romany family.

The book started when I had a 12 hour operation to completely remove my cancerous pancreas, and gall-bladder, in September 2014. That was almost the end for me, but I somehow pulled through, with the help of wonderful medical attention, and a strong will to survive. During my early recovery, I had many dreams, and hallucinations, one of which became the basis for my first novel Gadjo. The dream was that I had been raised by Romany gypsies, and as I looked back on my upbringing with them, t...

Andreas had been entrusted with the task of organising a shindig to celebrate the completion of all construction work they had been involved in; the work force had been given a generous bonus for their diligent role in the various ventures; now it was the bosses' turn to celebrate. Andreas own contribution to the affair consisted of booking the gymnasium club, the only place big enough to host the vast numbers of guests and organising a “tab” behind the bar, all acquitted at his break-neck...