{"product_id":"the-last-gyppo-king-john-joyce-9798218297497","title":"The Last Gyppo King","description":"John Joyce, a multi-hyphenate artist whose work transcends genres and shatters forms, brings us the tale of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Gyppo King\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an innovative hybrid text-part novel, part lyric poem, part stage play-the words literally unfold, cascading down the pages, spiraling like DNA: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1989. Johnny Boy was an upper middle class Boston Irish kid. Then one day-out of nowhere-the FBI came and took his whole world away. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohnny's Irish immigrant father was a drug dealer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohnny's Irish immigrant father was also a Traveller. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA chancer.\u003cbr\u003eA scammer.\u003cbr\u003eAn Irish Gypsy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore Johnny knew what hit him, he was hiding out with his mother in an Irish Traveller camp.\u003cbr\u003eUnder the dubious protection of his father's rival, Big Joe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohnny Boy fell in love with a beautiful Traveller girl. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoe didn't like that. He didn't like it one bit. He decided he'd be keeping Loa for himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhich lit the fuse ... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Gyppo King\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale of love, lust, loss, of stolen youth and revenge, set in the raw, almost primal world of hard-nosed, bare-knuckle-fighting Irish Travellers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA world with its own code.\u003cbr\u003eA world with its own justice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Joyce\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8218297499\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798218297497\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brahma Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d","brand":"John Joyce","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46334623580415,"sku":"9798218297497","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-last-gyppo-king-john-joyce-9798218297497","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}