Catch a Falling Star

by Mccoy Ken

The only life Dove Mc Kenna has ever known has been one of the open road. Living with her parents and her brother in a show wagon, travelling from town to town, performing for folk happy enough to pay them for their entertainment, whilst dismissing them as 'gippos' and 'thieves' behind their backs. But it is not until after their mother's death that they settle in one place long enough for Dove to really feel her difference. The Mc Kennas set up camp on a patch of barren land just outside Leeds and Dove and Henry finally get the chance to go to school. And though at St Joseph's they encounter prejudice from pupils, teachers and parents, they find friendships too. Dove begins to dream of acceptance and perhaps even a better home life. For when sober their father is an amiable enough soul, but when drunk he can be a monster. And Malachy Mc Kenna is drunk more often than not...

Paperback

First published November 28, 2002

Reviews

[Julie Makin]

Really enjoyable read and liked that it was set in Leeds.

[Andrew Hall]

Not too bad, though a bit convoluted.

[Cat]

What a little treasure this book was . I picked it up in a local bargain homeware store for a fraction of the usual price and what a treat
I loved the story of Dovina the travelling entertainer and her life from her early teens onwards with her brother in their ornate gypsy waggon
It's a fictional romance but there were some chapters that were particularly graphic and harrowing to read so a warning to anyone of a sensitive nature to be prepared
All in all a thoroughly good read and recommended to any lover of romantic fiction