March 2013 Book of the Month.
A wonderful book full of political and social comment along with some brilliant characters and an impressive portrayal of the global financial crisis. Add her normal wit and a smattering of the unexpected and you have a major success.
And for those of you who enjoyed A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, Marina Lewycka has returned to the characters in that book with a hilarious erotic twist in A Shorter History of Tractors in Ukrainian with Handcuffs, available to download in eBook format. Click here to find out more.
Explore our '80+ Books That Deliver a Hug' listicle for more feel-good or uplifting books.
Marcus and Doro were part of a commune from the late 1960s until the early 1990s: lentils, free love, spliffs, radical politics, cheesecloth blouses, sex, housework and cooking rotas, crochet, allotments. Their children have grown up rather different from them: primary school teacher Clara craves order and clean bathrooms, son Serge is pretending to his parents that he is still doing a Maths PhD at Cambridge, while in fact working making loads of money in the City; while third child Oolie Anna, who has Downs Syndrome, is desperate to escape home and live on her own.
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Marcus and Doro were part of a commune from the late 1960s until the early 1990s: lentils, free love, spliffs, radical politics, cheesecloth blouses, sex, housework and cooking rotas, crochet, allotments. Their children have grown up rather different from them: primary school teacher Clara craves order and clean bathrooms, son Serge is pretending to his parents that he is still doing a Maths PhD at Cambridge, while in fact working making loads of money in the City; while third child Oolie Anna, who has Downs Syndrome, is desperate to escape home and live on her own.
Various Pets Alive and Dead features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Family Drama, eBooks of the Month, Book Club Recommendations, Books of the Month, General Fiction, Fiction, Recommendations
Paperback. £15.29, down from the £16.99 cover price. In Stock.
Various Pets Alive and Dead was written by Marina Lewycka and published by Penguin Books Ltd
Various Pets Alive and Dead has 367 pages
£15.29, reduced from £16.99. In Stock.
