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A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian

By: Marina Lewycka
Narrated by: Siân Thomas
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Summary

Two years after my mother died, my father fell in love with a glamorous blonde Ukrainian divorcee. He was 84 and she was 36. She exploded into our lives like a fluffy pink grenade, churning up the murky water, bringing to the surface sludge of sloughed-off memories, giving the family ghosts a kick up the backside.

Sisters Vera and Nadezhda must put 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 50 years of Europe's darkest history and sends them back to roots they'd much rather forget....

©2005 Marina Lewycka (P)2014 Audible, Inc Fiction Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Romance Funny Feel-Good Heartfelt Witty Comedy
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Critic reviews

"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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An interesting and poignant story. And very funny at times. The narration is excellent. Highly recommend.

Expertly narrated

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No surprise that it is not about tractors! A well presented family story. Funny in places, a good way listen

Entertaining

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Wonderfully entertaining story incorporating a little history, some political reflections and some moving personal memories.

Great comical entertainment

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I read this book many years ago and was reminded of it recently, I absolutely loved it then and I love it now, it’s wonderfully written and narrated.. you will find it impossible to put down

Funny, sad, moving and educational

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I read this book many years ago and enjoyed but have to say that it really came to life in the audio, Siân Thomas’ performance is great!

Wonderful

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