One does not ask questions of a fairy tale.

One does not ask questions of a fairy tale.
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At all ages,  if  myth is used well
by the author  and meets the right reader,
it has the power to give us experiences

we have never had and thus, instead of

'commenting on life,' can add to it.

C.S. Lewis




Some day you will be old enough

to start reading fairy tales again.

C.S. Lewis



In a utilitarian age, of all other times,

it is a matter of grave importance

that fairy tales should be respected.

Charles Dickens





Upon each Matrimonial bed Tzigany de Torres makes, he bestows a potent charm, one which guarantees a lifetime of passionate love within the marriage. Together with his matchmaker wife, Gitana, they are in the business of making love happen. However, if you were to assume there is sex in this book you would be mistaken. There is no sex in this book.

There is only LOVE!

Or should I say, quietly,

the making of love.


Ana Leskova;
Czech Daily
The blurb on the cover stated that I would find stories full of love inside, which did not arouse much enthusiasm in me – indeed, it sounded to my ears like dime store novel for women. However, when I began to read, what I found instead was an artfully arranged mosaic of colorful stories and memorable characters that takes place in the town of Ronda, Andalusia. The action centers around Gitana and her husband Tzigany whose workshop for matrimonial
beds is where the individual stories meet. I could not help but  compare it with Amélie of Montmartre – There is throughout a great amount of stylization, playfulness and surprising twists in the plot which will bring a smile and giggle.



Cate Montana
Global Intelligencer
Bleeping Herald

Lighthearted and yet uplifting,  this little gem of a book does much to soothe the spirit and assure us  that life is divine indeed.  Filled with genuine joie de vivre it makes you happy to be alive! The Gypsy Chronicles  makes your soul want to tap dance!



Balkan Beat It Urban Gypsy Music Magazine
Here, the art of fortune telling  mingles with the capacity  of creating your own future.  Every page seems to have an appropriate soundtrack, as to complete the whole sensory experience suggested by the words. The beautiful voice of Angicaro that can persuade a diamond thief to change his life style, the sound of a guitar entwined to the flamenco steps of a dancer, the constant “duende” of the rhythm of the characters in their speaking and movements make a constant suggestion of the sounds that play along the line of the plot.


Meredith Blevins
The romantic and exotic tone of The Gypsy Chronicles is strictly fabulous. And the notion of charmed matrimonial beds? No reader could ask for more to spark so many levels of the imagination. Alison Mackie has created a mystical world, beautiful in its undertaking, that will lure even the most cynical soul to seek the mysterious ways of deep love and Gypsy magic.



Maja Radu Mayacondios
Deutche-Welle

The Gypsy Cronicles, (Romani pharamichin), si nekobor paramicha vi save silen
karakteristika , paramicha lache rachake
vi bare manushenge.