Summary
Lentils, free love and radical politics … the wonderfully funny fourth novel from Britain’s bestselling comic novelist, beautifully packaged in a striking new style
For twenty years Doro and Marcus lived in a commune, convinced lentils and free love would change the world. They didn’t. What they did do was give their children a terror of radicalism, dirt, cooking rotas and poverty. Their daughter Clara wants nothing less conformist than her own, clean bathroom. Their son Serge hides t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141044941 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141044942 |
| Author: | Marina Lewycka |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 20 March 2013 |
| Weight: | 269g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 22mm |
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Wonderfully funny … a dizzy, eye-watering treat … Lewycka is somewhere between Hilary Mantel in her satirical mode and Sue Townsend
Wonderfully funny … a dizzy, eye-watering treat … Lewycka is somewhere between Hilary Mantel in her satirical mode and Sue Townsend * Independent *Thank heavens for Marina Lewycka whose Various Pets Alive and Dead me laugh at least once in every chapter … The warmth of its tone, its zest, its blend of quirky, humane comedy and intellectual seriousness make this a novel to treasure * New Statesman *Not many authors could successfully mix lentils, bra-burning and free love with city traders, quantitative analysts and the mathematical calculations that supposedly make naked short selling, CDOs and subprime mortgages infallible. But Marina Lewycka is an exception … Never has reading about something serious been quite so much fun * Economist *Lewycka treats her characters with real affection and combines the big themes and acutely-observed details with characteristic lightness of touch * Daily Mail *An astute and hilarious take on modern values * Stylist *Lewycka displays a similar mix of astringent humour and worldly humanism in her fourth novel as she did in her acclaimed debut … a funny, farcical novel * Metro *[Lewycka is] a warm and humane writer … most affecting * Sunday Telegraph *An affectionate picture of a free-thinking, beatnik lifestyle now regarded as batty, but which was underpinned by a real desire to change the world. We could all do with a bit more of that * The Herald *Lewycka is a warm and humane writer * Guardian *Marina Lewycka’s latest novel is wonderfully funny with moments of pure farce in the best tradition of social satire … this inventive and witty book fizzes along from beginning to end * Daily Express *
About The Author
Marina Lewycka
Marina Lewycka’s novel A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian was long-listed for the 2005 Man Booker Prize and short-listed for the 2005 Orange Prize for Fiction. Subsequent novels include Various Pets Alive and Dead; Two Caravans; We Are All Made of Glue; and The Lubetkin Legacy.
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