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A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian Marina Lewycka

A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian By Marina Lewycka

A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka


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Since their mother's death, Nadezhda and Vera's aging father has been sliding into his second childhood, and Valentina, a bosomy young blonde has just entered his life. Valentina turns the family house upside down, old secrets come falling out, including the most deeply buried one of them all that explains why Nadazhda and Vera are so different.

A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian Summary

A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka

For years, Nadezhda and Vera, two Ukrainian sisters, raised in England by their refugee parents, have had as little as possible to do with each other - and they have their reasons. But now, they find they'd better learn how to get along, because since their mother's death their aging father has been sliding into his second childhood, and an alarming new woman has just entered his life. Valentina, a bosomy young synthetic blonde from the Ukraine, seems to think their father is much richer than he is, and she is keen that he leave this world with as little money to his name as possible. If Nadazhda and Vera don't stop her, no one will. But separating their addled and annoyingly lecherous dad from his new love will prove to be no easy feat - Valentina is a ruthless pro and the two sisters swiftly realize that they are mere amateurs when it comes to ruthlessness.As Hurricane Valentina turns the family house upside down, old secrets come falling out, including the most deeply buried one of them all, from the War, the one that explains much about why Nadazhda and Vera are so different. In the meantime, oblivious to it all, their father carries on with the great work of his dotage, a grand history of the tractor.

About Marina Lewycka

Marina Lewycka lives in Sheffield with her husband and daughter, and teaches at Sheffield Hallam University.

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GOR000706823
9780141034997
0141034998
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Penguin Books Ltd
20070906
336
Short-listed for Orange Prize for Fiction 2005
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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