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A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian (Penguin Essentials)
Marina Lewycka
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Description for A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian (Penguin Essentials)
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
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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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 . . . ... Read more
The Spectator
More than just a jolly romp with political undertones is the way it captures the peculiar flavour of Eastern European immigrant life . . . ... Read more