The Road Home
The Road Home
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Summary
Lev is on his way to Britain to seek work, so that he can send money back to Eastern Europe to support his mother and little daughter. This book presents his story, as he struggles with the mysterious rituals of 'Englishness', and the fashions and fads of the London scene.
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The Road Home by Rose Tremain
'On the coach, Lev chose a seat near the back and he sat huddled against the window, staring out at the land he was leaving ...' Lev is on his way to Britain to seek work, so that he can send money back to Eastern Europe to support his mother and little daughter. Readers will become totally involved with his story, as he struggles with the mysterious rituals of 'Englishness', and the fashions and fads of the London scene. We see the road Lev travels through Lev's eyes, and we share his dilemmas: the intimacy of his friendships, old and new; his joys and sufferings; his aspirations and his hopes of finding his way home, wherever home may be.
Rose Tremain lives in North London and Norwich, with the biographer Richard Holmes. Her books have won many prizes including the Whitbread Novel of the Year, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the Prix Femina Etranger, the Dylan thomas Prize, the Angel Literary Award and the Sunday Express Book of the Year. Restoration was shortlisted for the Booker and made into a film; The Colour was shortlisted for the Orange and selected by the Daily Mail Reading Club. Her most recent collection, The Darkness of Wallis Simpson, was shortlisted for both the First National Short story Award and the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. Two of her books (The Colour and The Way I Found Her) are in development as films, and she is currently working on a TV screenplay to star Sir Ian McKellen.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780701177935 |
| ISBN 10 | 0701177934 |
| Title | The Road Home |
| Author | Rose Tremain |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2007-06-07 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Prizes | Winner of Good Housekeeping Book Awards: Best Fiction 2008, Winner of Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction 2008, Short-listed for Galaxy British Book Awards: Borders Author of the Year 2009, Short-listed for Costa Novel Award 2007 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |