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A witty family drama meets Ukrainian history.

"A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian" provides a fresh and humorous take on a family drama with a Ukrainian twist. The book's unique selling point is its witty incorporation of Ukrainian history and the intricacies of family dynamics. It's perfect for readers who enjoy a heartwarming family story with a touch of humor and history. With its engaging plot, unexpected twists, and lovable characters, readers are sure to enjoy this entertaining and thought-provoking read.

  • Booker Prize Nominee for Longlist (2005)
  • Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Shortlist (2005)
  • Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction (2005)
  • Saga Award (2005)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian

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ISBN: 9780141025766
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $14.24
Authors: Marina Lewycka
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date of Publication: 2006-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary
Goodreads rating: 3.44
(rated by 33751 readers)

Description

'Two years after my mother died, my father fell in love with a glamorous blonde Ukrainian divorcée. He was eighty-four and she was thirty-six. She exploded into our lives like a fluffy pink grenade, churning up the murky water, bringing to the surface a sludge of sloughed-off memories, giving the family ghosts a kick up the backside.'Sisters Vera and Nadezhda must aside a lifetime of feuding to save their émigré engineer father from voluptuous gold-digger Valentina. With her proclivity for green satin underwear and boil-in-the-bag cuisine, she will stop at nothing in her pursuit of Western wealth.But the sisters' campaign to oust Valentina unearths family secrets, uncovers fifty years of Europe's darkest history and sends them back to roots they'd much rather forget...
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A witty family drama meets Ukrainian history.

"A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian" provides a fresh and humorous take on a family drama with a Ukrainian twist. The book's unique selling point is its witty incorporation of Ukrainian history and the intricacies of family dynamics. It's perfect for readers who enjoy a heartwarming family story with a touch of humor and history. With its engaging plot, unexpected twists, and lovable characters, readers are sure to enjoy this entertaining and thought-provoking read.

  • Booker Prize Nominee for Longlist (2005)
  • Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Shortlist (2005)
  • Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction (2005)
  • Saga Award (2005)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.