Jess Smith

Author

Jess Smith was raised in a large family of Scottish travellers. She is married with three children and six grandchildren. As a traditional storyteller, she is in great demand for live performances throughout Scotland. Her autobiographical trilogy began with Jessie’s Journey, continued with Tales from the Tent and concludes with Tears for a Tinker. She has also written a novel, Bruar’s Rest.

Jess Smith was raised in a large family of Scottish travellers. She is married with three children and six grandchildren. As a traditional storyteller, she is in great demand for live performances throughout Scotland. Her autobiographical trilogy began with Jessie’s Journey, continued with Tales from the Tent and concludes with Tears for a Tinker. She has also written a novel, Bruar’s Rest.

Books

  • Way of the Wanderers
    E-Book | Pub: 05 Nov 2012
    £6.99

    ‘Jess reveals a way of life that leaves the reader full of admiration’ – Mary Horner Scottish Gypsies, known as Travellers or Tinkers, have wandered Scotland’s roads and byways for centuries. Their turbulent history is...

  • Tales from the Tent
    E-Book | Pub: 21 May 2012
    £4.99

    Tales from the Tent continues Jess Smith’s story from the first book in the series, Jessie’s Journey. Jess has left school, and after a miserable spell working in a paper-mill, she abandons the settled life and takes to the roads once...

  • Jessie’s Journey
    E-Book | Pub: 05 Apr 2012
    £4.99

    From the ages of 5 to 15, Jess Smith lived with her parents, sisters and a mongrel dog in an old, blue Bedford bus. They travelled the length and breadth of Scotland, and much of England too, stopping here and there until they were moved on by the...