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A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian (Penguin Essentials)
Marina Lewycka
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Paperback. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 336 pages, no pictures. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 111. .
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian is bestselling author Marina Lewycka's hilarious and award winning debut novel, now available as a Penguin Essential for the first time. 'Two years after my mother died, my father fell in love with a glamorous blonde Ukrainian divorcee. He was eighty-four and she was thirty-six. She exploded into our lives like a fluffy pink grenade, churning up the murky water, bringing to the surface a sludge of sloughed-off memories, giving the family ghosts a kick up the backside.' Sisters Vera and Nadezhda must aside a lifetime of feuding to save their emigre engineer father from voluptuous gold-digger Valentina. With her proclivity for green satin underwear and boil-in-the-bag cuisine, she will stop at nothing in her pursuit of Western wealth. But the sisters' campaign to oust Valentina unearths family secrets, uncovers fifty years of Europe's darkest history and sends them back to roots they'd much rather forget . . . 'It's rare to find a first novel that gets so much right . . . Lewycka is a seriously talented comic writer' Time Out 'Hugely enjoyable . . . yields a golden harvest of family truths' Daily Telegraph 'Delightful, funny, touching' Spectator
Product Details
Publisher
Fig Tree
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Penguin Essentials
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241981443
SKU
V9780241981443
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Marina Lewycka
Marina Lewycka was born in Kiel, Germany at the end of the war and grew up in England. Her novels Two Caravans and We Are All Made of Glue are available in Penguin now.
Reviews for A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian (Penguin Essentials)
A delightful first novel . . . an understanding of history, a profundity, and yet a lightness of touch, that are a joy . . . funny, touching and completely convincing
The Spectator
More than just a jolly romp with political undertones is the way it captures the peculiar flavour of Eastern European immigrant life . . . a very rich mixture indeed, as well as very enjoyable reading
The Times
Thought-provoking, uproariously funny, a comic feast. A riotous oil painting of senility, lust and greed
TLS
Enthralling
Sunday Times
Wit, humour, sparkling dialogue, vivid characterization and generous spirit. Food for thought and a great read
Daily Mail
Memorably inventive, unexpectedly moving
Daily Telegraph
Hugely enjoyable . . . yields a golden harvest of family truths
The Times
A delightful first novel . . . an understanding of history, a profundity, and yet a lightness of touch, that are a joy... funny and touching
The Daily Mail
Hilarious
The Times
Mad and hilarious
Grazia
A clever, touching story
Economist
Ploughs a rich comic furrow
Daily Telegraph
Intelligent, lively, well written and compassionate
Financial Times
Extremely funny
The Times
Outstanding
Literary Review
An extraordinary read . . . nothing short of amazing. A rare treat, all too easy to gulp down in one greedy sitting
Spectator
Remarkable, a lovely novel
Sunday Telegraph
Funny, gritty, original ... one I adore
Independent
More than just a jolly romp with political undertones is the way it captures the peculiar flavour of Eastern European immigrant life . . . a very rich mixture indeed, as well as very enjoyable reading
Daily Express
It's rare to find a first novel that gets so much right . . . Lewycka is a seriously talented comic writer
Time Out
The Spectator
More than just a jolly romp with political undertones is the way it captures the peculiar flavour of Eastern European immigrant life . . . a very rich mixture indeed, as well as very enjoyable reading
The Times
Thought-provoking, uproariously funny, a comic feast. A riotous oil painting of senility, lust and greed
TLS
Enthralling
Sunday Times
Wit, humour, sparkling dialogue, vivid characterization and generous spirit. Food for thought and a great read
Daily Mail
Memorably inventive, unexpectedly moving
Daily Telegraph
Hugely enjoyable . . . yields a golden harvest of family truths
The Times
A delightful first novel . . . an understanding of history, a profundity, and yet a lightness of touch, that are a joy... funny and touching
The Daily Mail
Hilarious
The Times
Mad and hilarious
Grazia
A clever, touching story
Economist
Ploughs a rich comic furrow
Daily Telegraph
Intelligent, lively, well written and compassionate
Financial Times
Extremely funny
The Times
Outstanding
Literary Review
An extraordinary read . . . nothing short of amazing. A rare treat, all too easy to gulp down in one greedy sitting
Spectator
Remarkable, a lovely novel
Sunday Telegraph
Funny, gritty, original ... one I adore
Independent
More than just a jolly romp with political undertones is the way it captures the peculiar flavour of Eastern European immigrant life . . . a very rich mixture indeed, as well as very enjoyable reading
Daily Express
It's rare to find a first novel that gets so much right . . . Lewycka is a seriously talented comic writer
Time Out