Lev is on his way from Eastern Europe to Britain, seeking work. Behind him loom the figures of his dead wife, his beloved young daugher and his outrageous friend Rudi who - dreaming of the wealthy West - lives largely for his battered Chevrolet. Ahead of Lev lies the deep strangeness of the British: their hostile streets, their clannish pubs, their obsession with celebrity. London holds out the alluring possibility of friendship, sex, money and a new career and, if Lev is lucky, a new sense of belonging...

Taking to the Leeds Unconvention, as it's on someone's wish list. Hope you enjoy it!

Thankyou, for this and the other books left for me at the UnCon.

I absolutely loved this book, so glad someone recommended it to me.
It wasn't all neatly tied up at the end, and you couldn't really call it a happy ending. But isn't that just like life?

To be left on the bookshelf in the cafe.