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A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
Marina Lewycka
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Description for A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
Paperback. Fine copy with minor shelf wear
For years, Nadezhda and Vera, two Ukrainian sisters, raised in England by their refugee parents, have had as little as possible to do with each other - and they have their reasons. But now they find they'd better learn how to get along, because since their mother's death their aging father has been sliding into his second childhood, and an alarming new woman has just entered his life. Valentina, a bosomy young synthetic blonde from the Ukraine, seems to think their father is much richer than he is, and she is keen that he leave this world with ... Read more
For years, Nadezhda and Vera, two Ukrainian sisters, raised in England by their refugee parents, have had as little as possible to do with each other - and they have their reasons. But now they find they'd better learn how to get along, because since their mother's death their aging father has been sliding into his second childhood, and an alarming new woman has just entered his life. Valentina, a bosomy young synthetic blonde from the Ukraine, seems to think their father is much richer than he is, and she is keen that he leave this world with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Viking
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780670915941
SKU
KJE0003406
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Marina Lewycka
Marina Lewycka lives in Sheffield. She was born in 1946 in a refugee camp in Germany, the daughter of a couple who were brought from the Ukraine as forced laborers by the Nazis; her family emigrated to England shortly thereafter
Reviews for A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
It's rare to find a first novel that gets so much right . . . Lewycka is a seriously talented comic writer
Time Out
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 ... Read more
Time Out
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 ... Read more