by RoseTremain (Author)
'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.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Edition: Second Edition
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Published: 07 Jun 2007
ISBN 10: 0701177934
ISBN 13: 9780701177935
Book Overview: 'One of the finest writers in English' Daily Telegraph Rose Tremain's hugely enjoyable new novel is the up-to-the-minute story of Lev, newly arrived in London from Eastern Europe. A wise and witty look at the contemporary migrant experience.
Prizes: Winner of Good Housekeeping Book Awards: Best Fiction 2008 and Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction 2008. Shortlisted for Galaxy British Book Awards: Borders Author of the Year 2009 and Costa Novel Award 2007.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
From the Trade Paperback edition.