A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian

“More than just a jolly romp with political undertones is the way it captures the peculiar flavour of Eastern European immigrant life.. . a very rich mixture indeed, as well as very enjoyable reading” (The Times)

"An amusing, astonishing debut . . . about how a family learns to let go of the past and live and love in the present." (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize : Winner 2006
Orange Prize for Fiction : Shortlist 2005
British Book Award : Winner 2005

With this novel, Marina Lewycka takes her place alongside Zadie Smith and Monica Ali as a writer who can capture the unchanging verities of family. A wise, tender, deeply funny novel about an eccentric elderly Ukrainian widower in England and the struggles of his two feuding daughters to thwart the voluptuous young gold-digger from the old country who sweeps him off his feet.