About the Book: The Gypsy Goddess
Village landlords force peasants to break their backs in the paddy fields or
suffer beatings as punishment. So it is little wonder that the communist party
begins to gain traction, a small spark of defiance spreading from villager to
villager. As communities across the region begin to take a stand against the
landlords, the landlords vow to break them: party organizers suffer grisly
deaths and the flow of marketplace food dries up. But intimidation only serves
to make the villagers resistance burn more fiercely. Finally, the landlords
descend on one village to set an example to the others. The Gypsy Goddess