Marina Lewycka was born in Kiel, Germany, after the war, grew up in England and lives in Sheffield. Her first novel, A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, was shortlisted for the Orange Prize, longlisted for the Man Booker and won...

Im Mittelpunkt der Geschichte steht eine Gruppe von jungen Saisonarbeiten aus verschiedenen Ländern, die nach England gekommen sind, um ihren gemeinsamen Traum, die Suche nach einem besseren Leben, zu verwirklichen. In Chaucer-gleicher...

With this wise, tender, and deeply funny novel, Marina Lewycka takes her place alongside Zadie Smith and Monica Ali as a writer who can capture the unchanging verities of family. When an elderly and newly widowed Ukrainian immigrant...