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Marina Lewycka
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A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian |
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English |
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Paperback |
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304 |
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2006-03-28 |
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0143036742 |
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Penguin Books |
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0.6 pounds |
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0.55 x 5.08 x 7.73 inches |
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With this wise, tender, and deeply funny novel, Marina Lewycka takes her place alongside Zadie Smith and Monica Ali as a writer who can capture the unchanging verities of family. When an elderly and newly widowed Ukrainian immigrant announces his intention to remarry, his daughters must set aside their longtime feud to thwart him. For their father’s intended is a voluptuous old-country gold digger with a proclivity for green satin underwear and an appetite for the good life of the West. As the hostilities mount and family secrets spill out, A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian combines sex, bitchiness, wit, and genuine warmth in its celebration of the pleasure of growing old disgracefully.
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Zmrzlina (USA: PA) (2007/02/08):
I enjoyed the book, but not as much as I hoped I would. I've written a short review on the BookCrossing journal for this book.
HELENA (United Kingdom) (2009/05/02):
This book comes with hundreds if not thousands of positive reviews , check out amazon UK.Sadly it was not my sort of novel.Maybe I am just too cynical and think elderly gentlemen (and women ) often behave erratically.
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