Lubetkin Legacy

Hilarious new novel from the bestselling author of A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian.

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.

Noul roman ilar al celui mai bine vandut autor al cartii O scurta istorie a tractoarelor in ucraineana. Londra de Nord in secolul al XXI-lea: un loc in care un fiu va adopta rapid o batrana si o va duce acasa din spital pentru a-si suplini dragul mamei plecate, mai degraba decat sa pierzi apartamentul consiliului. Un moment de oportunitati de munca de aur, desi s-ar putea sa trebuiasca sa te imbraci ca o boaba de cafea sau sa lucrezi ca stagiar la un funerar sau sa tii cu sampanie si mese frantuzesti in timp ce seful tau te loveste. bogat in limba - fie ca este vorba de romani, ucraineni, rusi, swahili sau ofiteri de locuinte care vorbesc despre conducere. Un loc in care sotii lipsesc fara concediu si consilierii sacrifica livezi de ciresi la altarul noilor cladiri. Marina Lewycka se intoarce in roman tandru de probleme si maniere moderne.