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A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian: A Novel
Registered by 
SqueakyChu
of Rockville, Maryland USA on 3/26/2012
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
SqueakyChu of Rockville, Maryland USA on 3/26/2012 This Book is Currently in the Wild!
1 journaler for this copy...
I selected this book from The Book Thing of Baltimore, an organization whose mission is to put unwanted books into the hands of those who want them.
The review I posted on LibraryThing after I read this book about 11 months ago:
A book with the first lines as follows was sure to pull me in. “Two years after my mother died, my father fell in love with a glamorous blond Ukrainian divorcée. He was eighty-four and she was thirty-six.” What I found was an engaging, sometimes funny, other times horrifying, read.
The story begins with two sisters who have a faltering relationship trying to get a handle on why their father is importing a bride from the Ukraine. After the arrival of Valentina, the Ukrainian woman who exploded into their “lives like a fluffy pink grenade”, the sisters Nadia and Vera begin to suspect that all is not well in their father’s household. They attempt to help their father with what seems to be troubling developments, but, as often happens with elderly people, their father resists giving up control of his own situation to others even when it would be to his advantage.
What begins as a funny story soon tumbles into darker shades of difficulty faced by an elderly gentleman who, without his new bride, would be destined to live alone. Although the situations described in this novel are (hopefully) an exaggeration of what could occur in real life, they force readers to think about them as the two daughters discuss their dad’s problems in numerous and frequent telephone conversations.
Marina Lewycka’s novel was nominated for the Man Booker Prize and short-listed for the Orange Prize. I found this book enjoyable both for its unique, interesting story line as well as for its thought-provoking subject matter.
A book with the first lines as follows was sure to pull me in. “Two years after my mother died, my father fell in love with a glamorous blond Ukrainian divorcée. He was eighty-four and she was thirty-six.” What I found was an engaging, sometimes funny, other times horrifying, read.
The story begins with two sisters who have a faltering relationship trying to get a handle on why their father is importing a bride from the Ukraine. After the arrival of Valentina, the Ukrainian woman who exploded into their “lives like a fluffy pink grenade”, the sisters Nadia and Vera begin to suspect that all is not well in their father’s household. They attempt to help their father with what seems to be troubling developments, but, as often happens with elderly people, their father resists giving up control of his own situation to others even when it would be to his advantage.
What begins as a funny story soon tumbles into darker shades of difficulty faced by an elderly gentleman who, without his new bride, would be destined to live alone. Although the situations described in this novel are (hopefully) an exaggeration of what could occur in real life, they force readers to think about them as the two daughters discuss their dad’s problems in numerous and frequent telephone conversations.
Marina Lewycka’s novel was nominated for the Man Booker Prize and short-listed for the Orange Prize. I found this book enjoyable both for its unique, interesting story line as well as for its thought-provoking subject matter.
My husband read this book this week and liked it. He found it interesting, especially the parts about the history of the Ukraine.
Journal Entry 4 by SqueakyChu at Day Of The Book (Street Festival) On Howard Avenue in Kensington, Maryland USA on Saturday, April 6, 2013
SqueakyChu at Day Of The Book (Street Festival) On Howard Avenue in Kensington, Maryland USA on Saturday, April 6, 2013
Released 11 yrs ago (4/21/2013 UTC) at Day Of The Book (Street Festival) On Howard Avenue in Kensington, Maryland USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
I'm releasing this book at the Kensington International Day of the Book Festival in Kensington, Maryland, USA.
This afternoon street festival celebrates the International Day of the Book with live music, author readings, open microphone, activities for children and adults, storytellers, ...and books, books, books! Local authors, book artists, publishers, booksellers, and literary groups line Howard Ave in Historic Old Town Kensington to show, sell, and discuss their works. All activities are free, rain or shine.
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If you have not already done so, please make a journal entry so we know this book has found a new home. We encourage you to join BookCrossing (free!) so that you can follow this book's future travels. It's fun, and your personal information will never be shared or sold. If you decide to join, consider listing SqueakyChu as your referring person.
Take your time reading the book. When you finish, make another journal entry to record your thoughts about it. This book is now yours so you can keep it or share it with someone else. If you pass it along, please make a release note to let us know where you left it.
Happy reading!
This afternoon street festival celebrates the International Day of the Book with live music, author readings, open microphone, activities for children and adults, storytellers, ...and books, books, books! Local authors, book artists, publishers, booksellers, and literary groups line Howard Ave in Historic Old Town Kensington to show, sell, and discuss their works. All activities are free, rain or shine.
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Welcome to BookCrossing, where we make the whole world a library!
If you have not already done so, please make a journal entry so we know this book has found a new home. We encourage you to join BookCrossing (free!) so that you can follow this book's future travels. It's fun, and your personal information will never be shared or sold. If you decide to join, consider listing SqueakyChu as your referring person.
Take your time reading the book. When you finish, make another journal entry to record your thoughts about it. This book is now yours so you can keep it or share it with someone else. If you pass it along, please make a release note to let us know where you left it.
Happy reading!
