The Road Home by Rose Tremain
Description
A wise and witty look at the contemporary migrant experience.
Lev is on his way from Eastern Europe to Britain, seeking work. Behind him loom the figures of his dead wife, his beloved young daughter and his outrageous friend Rudi who - dreaming of the wealthy West - lives largely for his battered Chevrolet. Ahead of Lev lies the deep strangeness of the British: their hostile streets, their clannish pubs, their obsession with celebrity. London holds out the alluring possibility of friendship, sex, money and a new career and, if Lev is lucky, a new sense of belonging...
Author(s): Rose Tremain
Publisher: Vintage
Publication year: 2008
Publication date: 2008-01-01
Pages: 320
Publisher: Vintage
Publication year: 2008
Publication date: 2008-01-01
Pages: 320
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
ISBN: 9780099478461
Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.79 x 19.81 cm
Weight: 0.33 kg
Language: English
ISBN: 9780099478461
Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.79 x 19.81 cm
Weight: 0.33 kg