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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 03/28/2006
ISBN: 9780143036746
Pages: 294
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.70d

Review Citations: Foreword 05/01/2005 pg. 1