The Lubetkin Legacy
The Lubetkin Legacy
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London in the twenty-first century: a place where a son will swiftly adopt an old lady and take her home from hospital to impersonate his dear departed mother, rather than lose the council flat.
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The Lubetkin Legacy by Marina Lewycka
'Lively . . . a joy to read' - The Times From the bestselling author of A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian North London in the twenty-first century: a place where a son will swiftly adopt an old lady and take her home from hospital to impersonate his dear departed mother, rather than lose the council flat. A time of golden job opportunities, though you might have to dress up as a coffee bean or work as an intern at an undertaker or put up with champagne and posh French dinners while your boss hits on you. A place rich in language - whether it's Romanian, Ukrainian, Russian, Swahili or buxom housing officers talking managementese. A place where husbands go absent without leave and councillors sacrifice cherry orchards at the altar of new builds. Marina Lewycka is back in this hilarious, farcical, tender novel of modern issues and manners.
Lively. . a joy to read * The Times *
Insightful, witty and engaging, painting a picture of modern Britain that will be at once recognizable and enlightening. * Stylist `Book Wars’ *
Entertaining and timely * Evening Standard *
Laugh-out-loud . . . [an] appealing, entertaining social comedy. * Daily Express *
Warmth, kindness and inclusivity lie at the core of all Lewycka's books, and are the keys to her popularity. [In The Lubetkin Legacy] she offers a heartfelt message about the vital importance of tolerance and community. * Sunday Times *
Hilarious . . . strong characters, lively pace and general feelgood tone . . . Don't leave it too long before treating yourself to this satisfying, easy read. * My Weekly *
Loved it to bits - it's so big-hearted, filled with such great characters and such cracking jokes, and, underneath it all, so very angry about the state of Britain today. * Deborah Moggach *
If I could write something a tenth as funny as this I would die happy. * Emma Beddington, author of We’ll Always Have Paris *
Insightful, witty and engaging, painting a picture of modern Britain that will be at once recognizable and enlightening. * Stylist `Book Wars’ *
Entertaining and timely * Evening Standard *
Laugh-out-loud . . . [an] appealing, entertaining social comedy. * Daily Express *
Warmth, kindness and inclusivity lie at the core of all Lewycka's books, and are the keys to her popularity. [In The Lubetkin Legacy] she offers a heartfelt message about the vital importance of tolerance and community. * Sunday Times *
Hilarious . . . strong characters, lively pace and general feelgood tone . . . Don't leave it too long before treating yourself to this satisfying, easy read. * My Weekly *
Loved it to bits - it's so big-hearted, filled with such great characters and such cracking jokes, and, underneath it all, so very angry about the state of Britain today. * Deborah Moggach *
If I could write something a tenth as funny as this I would die happy. * Emma Beddington, author of We’ll Always Have Paris *
Marina Lewycka's first novel, A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, has sold more than a million copies in the UK alone and was shortlisted for the Orange Prize, longlisted for the Man Booker and won the Bollinger Everyman Prize for Comic Fiction and the Waverton Good Read Award. Her other novels are Two Caravans, We Are All Made of Glue and Various Pets Alive and Dead. Marina Lewycka lives in Sheffield.
| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9781905490561 |
| ISBN 10 | 1905490569 |
| Titre | The Lubetkin Legacy |
| Auteur | Marina Lewycka |
| État | Non disponible |
| Type de reliure | Hardback |
| Éditeur | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Année de publication | 2016-05-05 |
| Nombre de pages | 368 |
| Prix | Short-listed for Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize 2016 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
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