Marina Lewycka A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: A Short History of Tractors in UkrainianCondition: NewEAN: 9780241961827ISBN: 9780241961827Publisher: Penguin Books LtdFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 03/01/2012Item Height: 198mmItem Length: 129mmItem Width: 20mmItem Weight: 234gAuthor: Marina LewyckaLanguage: EnglishISBN-10: 0241961823Description: THE AWARD-WINNING, MILLION-COPY BESTSELLERA hilarious, lively, moving and compassionate debut about one Ukrainian-British family's tumultuous relationship and the history they never knew. 'Delightful, funny, touching' Spectator*****"As Romeo and Juliet found to their cost, marriage is never just about two people falling in love, it is about families."Sisters Vera and Nadezhda must aside a lifetime of feuding to save their widowed, tractor-obsessed Ukrainian father from the voluptuous, wealth-obsessed Valentina. With her proclivity for green satin underwear and boil-in-the-bag cuisine, she outmanoeuvres the sisters at every turn. But their campaign to oust Valentina unearths family secrets, uncovers fifty years of European and Ukrainian history, and sends them back to roots they'd much rather forget . . .***** 'Hugely enjoyable . . . yields a golden harvest of family truths' Daily Telegraph 'Captures the peculiar flavour of Eastern European immigrant life . . . a very rich mixture indeed' Daily Express'It's rare to find a first novel that gets so much right . . . Lewycka is a seriously talented comic writer' Time OutCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: FictionRelease Year: 2012 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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