The Girl from Nowhere: trafficked by my mother to save my life: A Romani Ghetto Life

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My mother's side of the family are Romani. Gypsies. No baby-snatching and tambourines, just resilient souls and richly coloured skin. I look most like them, with my brown eyes and scars. I don't have the richly coloured skin, though. Instead of deep bronze or golden ochre, I came out the colour of sunflower oil and, thanks to childhood malnutrition followed by years of low iron levels, I'm now the shade of an off-brand Simpson.'

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Born into a family of prostitutes in a Romani ghetto, she grows up in squalid conditions, with no running water, no education, and no future. Drobné mínus pre mňa bolo, že som sa občas ťažšie orientovala v menách a dátumoch, zahmlené pre mňa ostali podrobnosti obchodu s ľuďmi, Eliška ukazuje veci zo svojho pohľadu, nie to, čo stálo v pozadí, ale niektoré okolnosti sa mi ťažko chápali bez podrobnejšieho vysvetlenia. Kniha zobrazuje generačnú chudobu a problémy s ňou spojené, opisuje to všetko do šialených detailov a prináša príbeh silnej osobnosti, ktorej sa z nej podarilo vymaniť. Eliška Tanzer (ako autorka knihy vystupuje pod menom Eliska) napísala veľmi otvorenú spoveď o svojom živote a pre čitateľov je to šokujúca pravda o diskriminácii Rómov na Slovensku. Napriek tomu verí, že Slovensko je krajina nedocenenej krásy, kultúrneho bohatstva a histórie a že všetci sme súčasťou tejto úžasnej krajiny. Uf, tak tohle bylo silné a nepředstavitelné čtení. Proniknete do života, který je prostě nepochopitelný. Slovenská romská ghetta jsou místa, která si ani nedokáži představit. Kniha nám tak přibližuje život na těchto místech. Je to smutné čtení a musím napsat, že až odpudivé. Při čtení jsem jen nevěřícně kroutila hlavou.

Heartbreaking to see how from such an early age, Eliska and her cousins attended a class led by their aunt on how to be a prostitue and With any autobiographical tale from a seemingly pseudonymous author, the question arises: is any of this actually real? Literary hoaxes are not an uncommon occurrence in the realm of memoir and in internetland we now have the act of catfishing too. Veľmi nadchlo aj to, že možno sprvu si vytvoríte predsudky o niektorých ľuďoch v tejto knihe. Ale potom ako bude pokračovať dej, pochopíte ich, hlavne ich správanie. Nebudete ich vnímať tak čierno-bielo ako na začiatku.

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Best Books Set in the 1920s — from Stories That Shimmer with Champagne and Social Change, to Rip-roaring Reads Covering Crime, Colonialism and Beyond. To Eliska Tanzer, it means being rented out to dance for older men. It means living without running water. It means not being allowed a job or an education. It means being stuffed into a bare room with all your aunts and cousins, fighting over the thin, stained blanket the way you fight over the last piece of half-mouldy bread.Eliska Tanzer's memoir of her life growing up as one of an outcast people in Slovakia is a stark reminder of how unequal opportunities can be, not only on a global scale but within countries and then towns. Ancestry or skin colour should not be the factors which decide a person's future practically from their birth, but all too often this is still the case and, other than for a quirk of fate, I would never have read Tanzer's searingly honest memoir because she would never have had the opportunity to write it. She quite possibly would not even have been able to write. Myslím, že každý si príde na svoje v tejto knihe. Je to taký dobrý mix, kde isté momenty vás chytia za srdce, rozosmejú, potešia, inšpirujú, ale aj rozosmútia. A možno vám tento príbeh aj otvorí oči. Desperate to make her own way in the world, Eliska sets in motion a chain of events that will lead her to England, to school, and to within inches of her dreams.

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V istom momente som sa zamyslela nad tým, či táto kniha nie je príliš pokroková na Slovensko. Či sú Slováci pripravení na také zrkadlo (aspoň čo sa týka prvej polovice a doslovu). Áno, samozrejme, už prešieTo Westerners, being Romani means being wild, romantic and free. To Eliska Tanzer, it means being rented out to dance for older men. It means living without running water. It means not being allowed a job or an education. It means being stuffed into a bare room with all your aunts and cousins, fighting over the thin, stained blanket the way you fight over the last piece of half-mouldy bread. It means joining the family prostitution ring when you’re still a child. Her story is inspiring because it is one of persistence. What’s more, she recognizes her way to a better life is by learning. Learning and proving she is more than so many people would have her be. That was a feeling I could relate to. I don’t mean to suggest people think little of me or that my life is the same as hers, but my love of learning is, in a way, me trying to move up the societal ladder. I really connected to and enjoyed that aspect of the story. I recommend this memoir. 4.5/5 stars

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And, so you would think her life improved. Not so much. In some ways, perhaps, but her story is a vivid illustration of the immigrant experience. As I felt after reading American Dirt, I once again feel that immigrants should be venerated for all that they endure in their effort for a better life. That this young woman, who didn't learn to read and write until she was in her teens, was able to write this book is a testament to her determination in the face of desperation. I was granted an e-ARC of The Girl From Nowhere by Eliska Tanszer by the publisher Mirror Books on NetGalley to provide a fair and honest review.Veľmi pekne ďakujem autorke a teším sa na ďalšie knihy! Rozhovor s ňou si môžete vypočuť tu: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cs... Ja a životopisy nie sme až takí kamaráti. Až donedávna som dočítala do konca len "My deti zo stanice Zoo" a to len kvôli tomu, že to bola audiokniha. Prečo "Vyrástla som v Gete" ma chytila od prvej stránky? Čím bola ina od ostatných životopisov? Aké možnosti asi malo dievča, ktoré sa narodilo a žilo v gete, v rodine, kde sa dedí najstaršie remeslo a začína sa s ním skoro, matke, čo ju počala ako trinásťročná? S mužom, ktorý síce opovrhoval inými rasami, ale keď išlo o telesné radovánky, zjavne sa dokázal prekonať. Prekvapujúco sa nejaká tá náklonnosť ušla aj dcére, hoci veľmi obmedzená a nejasná. Aj toto bola jedna z tých “šťastnejších” okolností, vďaka ktorým sa z Elišky nikdy nestala prostitútka - namiesto toho ju (šokujúcim spôsobom) matka poslala do Veľkej Británie. Aby tam zažila detskú prácu a násilie si ju našlo vtedy, keď to vôbec nečakala. If you’ve been affected by any of the issues in this programme, you can find details of organisations offering information and support at BBC Action line. The RRP is the suggested or Recommended Retail Price of a product, set by the publisher or manufacturer.