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A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian

By Marina Lewycka

By Marina Lewycka

By Marina Lewycka

By Marina Lewycka

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Mar 28, 2006 | ISBN 9780143036746

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Mar 28, 2006 | ISBN 9781101201060

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    About A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian

    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.

    About A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian

    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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    About Marina Lewycka

    Marina Lewycka was born of Ukrainian parents in a refugee camp at the end of World War II and grew up in England. In the course of researching her family roots for this novel, she uncovered no fewer than three… More about Marina Lewycka

    About Marina Lewycka

    Marina Lewycka was born of Ukrainian parents in a refugee camp at the end of World War II and grew up in England. In the course of researching her family roots for this novel, she uncovered no fewer than three… More about Marina Lewycka

    Product Details

    Category: Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Mar 28, 2006 | 304 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780143036746

    Category: Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $13.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    Mar 28, 2006 | 304 Pages | ISBN 9781101201060

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    Praise

    “A charming comedy of eros… A ride that, despite the bumps and curves in the road, never feels anything less than jaunty.” —Los Angeles Times

    “Lewycka is a writer with a fundamentally optimistic vision of the future and a healthy curiosity about the past.” —Chicago Tribune

    “Charming, poignantly funny.” —The Washington Post Book World

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