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Fires in the dark / Louise Doughty.

by Doughty, Louise, 1963-

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HarperCollins Publishers, c2004.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction.

Romanies -- Nazi persecution -- Fiction.

Romanies -- Fiction.

9780743440363 (trade pbk.)

480 p. ; 24 cm.

"It is 1927. In the heart of Central Europe, a son is born to Josef, leader of a nomadic group of Coppersmith Gypsies, and his wife, Anna. For the benefit of most people he is named Emil, but his real name, known only to his mother, is Yenko. Born in a time of peace and prosperity, Yenko grows up during the Great Depression of the 1930s and is then caught up in the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia and in World War II. Soon he and his family are fugitives. . . . Their flight will end in tragedy for some and miraculous escape for others. . . . From the inter war years through the drama of the Prague uprising of 1945, 'Fires in the Dark' is a breathtaking novel of epic scope. Louise Doughty has created an authentic and compassionate portrayal of Romany life -- and a celebration of a greatly misunderstood culture, told through the story of one family living in an extraordinary time in history."--Publisher description.

Historical fiction.

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