Fairytale Writer & Naïve Painter "A story is like water that you heat for your bath. It takes messages between the fire and your skin. It lets them meet, and it cleans you! ~ Rumi""
Old Spanish tales filled with interesting characters doing interesting things Don Quixote by Don Miguel de Cervantes
In a utilitarian age, of all other times,
it is a matter of grave importance
that fairy tales should be respected.
~Charles Dickens
At all ages, if fantasy is used well
by the author and meets the right reader,
it has the power to give us experiences
we never had and thus, instead of
commenting on life, can add to it. ~ C.S. Lewis
"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 souls to seek the mysterious ways of deep love and Gypsy magic"
One does not ask questions of a fairytale.
Alison Mackie's The Gypsy Chronicles
Upon each Matrimonial bed Tzigany de Torres makes,
he bestows a potent charm; one that guarantees a lifetime of loving passion within the marriage.
His wife Gitana is a matchmaker,
and together they are in the business of making love happen!
The Gypsy Chronicles is a bedtime story for grownups, and tonight my friends, the subject is LOVE!
Or should I say, quietly, the making of love.
"The Gypsy Chronicles makes your soul want to tap dance!"
Cate Montana The Global Intelligencer
"The Gypsy Chronicles, is a delightful tonic. Lighthearted and yet uplifting, this little gem of a book does much to soothe the spirit and assure us that life is divine indeed. The Gypsy Chronicles makes your soul want to tap dance!"... Read the rest of Cate Montana's review in the The Bleeping Herald
"Imagination and reality conspire..." BALKAN BEAT IT URBAN GYPSY MAGAZINE 'Valentina'
The Gypsy Chronicles is a world where words and obscure rituals live side to side and the power of handcraft is enforced by superstition. Here, imagination and reality conspire to change the course of events and the art of fortune telling mingles with the capacity of creating one's own future.
Every page seems to have an appropriate soundtrack, as if to complete the 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 “duende” and rhythm of the characters in their speaking and movements make a constant suggestion of the sounds that play along the plot.
"The Gypsy Chronicles is a treat for the imagination!!!"
DJRAMA Miami Najis Tuke Alison... I am falling in love with this story. The Gypsy Chronicles is a treat for the imagination! It truly captures the mystery of being a Gypsy in a real sort of way. Te aves baxtali pen!
"The Gypsy Chronicles works in an unorthodox way..."
Steven Siciliano, author of La Vedette Los Angeles Alison, I finished "The Gypsy Chronicles" while on vacation in Mexico. I enjoyed it very much as a novel creation/objet d'art. It works in an unorthodox way, which I'm sure pleases you! Gitana does a great job of capturing just how fun and sexy a place Spain is today; the modern overlaying the traditional in a truly successful juxtaposition one can't find anywhere else. It brought me back to my times there.
"An artfully arranged mosaic of colorful stories and memorable characters..."
Ana 'Dulique' Leskova
Arts Journalist; 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 a 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.
"Every character has a magic of its own."
Angel Moreno
Dallas Morning News
Telling a provocative story in such a humorous and innocent way is never an easy task. And speaking about Gypsies is never easy! But Alison Mackie has managed to perfectly illustrate the Gypsy soul with the most beautiful and passionate tales I have ever read.
Every character in her book has a magic of its own, the use of Spanish dichos is fascinating, and her portrayal of the “duende” phenomenal. I discovered that TGC is not only a novel about love, but also an invitation to imagine and explore a new way of living that is ruled by the freedom of the soul.
Two Thumbs Way Up!
hey stranger! how in the world are you? hope all is wonderful. there can't be anything better then feeling great. I'm creating as usual, staying busy. take care, pretty lady!
Hi you...I just sent this to another of my "friends"..did it get to you by mistake..of course there are really none of those. Caw caw. Just getting it together, been sick. Put in the mail this week. Love you. xxx
Thanks Alison...you are too kind...it is too bad we don't live closer,I need to be around people more like myself...It is hard for me not sell this place ,build a Gipsy wagon and hit the road...I need your book also....bisous de B.Morris
Thanks Alison...the other photo with the Love seat/table etc,is on the other side of this room,it is my temp.bedroom,the final will be upstairs,it has a fireplace and joining bathroom and a walk in closet that has a sitting room and fireplace...all I need is money to finish it all...soon,I hope...I have Gipsy Wagons to build...I was invited to go to France last spring to do filming and art work/gipsy wagon for Canut Reyes,but I had to cancel,I hope to go this next fall or xmas time,if not it will be in the spring....thanks for the comments....also I just lost 2 of my smoke stacks on the roof,they were blown down after 150 years,they were 12ft tall,now they are 2ft tall...B.Morris
Hi Alison is not much that we feel, we all OK I hope the same for you. I take this opportunity to invite you (if anything you were in Rome at that time).
VILLACELIMONTANA JAZZ FESTIVAL Roma dal 18 Giugno al 20 Settembre
You are invited to the 28 August 2009, the Concert Gypsy Jazz of great “DORADO SCHMITT QUARTET” In the beautiful setting of VILLACELIMONTANA.
Dorado Schmitt: guitar and violin Walter Clerici: rhythm-guitar solo Gianfranco Malorgio: rhythm guitar Renato Gatton: bass.
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