The Booker longlisted first book from Britain's funniest bestselling novelist, available as a Penguin Essential for the first time
Marina Lewycka was born in Kiel, Germany at the end of the war and grew up in England. Her novels Two Caravans and We Are All Made of Glue are available in Penguin now.
It's rare to find a first novel that gets so much right . . .
Lewycka is a seriously talented comic writer
*Time Out*
More than just a jolly romp with political undertones is the way it
captures the peculiar flavour of Eastern European immigrant life .
. . a very rich mixture indeed, as well as very enjoyable
reading
*Daily Express*
Funny, gritty, original ... one I adore
*Independent*
Remarkable, a lovely novel
*Sunday Telegraph*
An extraordinary read . . . nothing short of amazing. A rare treat,
all too easy to gulp down in one greedy sitting
*Spectator*
Outstanding
*Literary Review*
Extremely funny
*The Times*
Intelligent, lively, well written and compassionate
*Financial Times*
Ploughs a rich comic furrow
*Daily Telegraph*
A clever, touching story
*Economist*
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