Young May Moon

the long version

"Just before her sixteenth birthday, Young May Moon fulfils the promise made to her late father and becomes the Punch and Judy lady. She discovers that performing is in her blood, as four years earlier, from this same place, their fiery mother Carmen, a flamenco dancer, absconded with the preacher from the rival entertainment. Befriended by the O'Flaherty family, May is to experience first love and the pain of parting ..."--Publisher description.