A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
Description
In this comic first novel, two estranged sisters living in England discover that their addled elderly father, a Ukrainian war refugee and expert on tractors, is planning to marry a young, enormous-breasted woman who sees his modest pension as her ticket to capitalist comfort. The sisters put aside their differences, and embark on a spirited campaign to save him from boil-in-the-bag dinners, slovenly housekeeping, and such extravagant purchases as a broken-down Rolls-Royce. In the midst of these machinations—which include long-winded letters to solicitors, venomous gossip, and all-out spying—Lewycka stealthily reveals how the depredations of the past century dictate what a family can bear.
Author(s): Marina Lewycka
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication year: 2006
Publication date: 2006-01-01
Pages: 325
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication year: 2006
Publication date: 2006-01-01
Pages: 325
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
ISBN: 9780141020525
Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.01 x 19.81 cm
Weight: 0.23 kg
Language: English
ISBN: 9780141020525
Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.01 x 19.81 cm
Weight: 0.23 kg