Road Home

Tremain, Rose

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Lev is on his way to Britain to seek work, so that he can send money back to eastern Europe to support his mother and little daughter. He struggles with the mysterious rituals of ‘Englishness’, and the fashions and fads of the London scene. We see the road Lev travels through his eyes, and we share his dilemmas.

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Publish Date: 12/06/2008

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‘Rose Tremain does not disappoint. As always her writing has a delicious, crunchy precision.’ Observer

A wise and witty look at the contemporary migrant experience.

Lev is on his way from Eastern Europe to Britain, seeking work. Behind him loom the figures of his dead wife, his beloved young daughter 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…

‘A novel of urgent humanity’ Sunday Telegraph

Additional information

Weight 379 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 29 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

365

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

823.914 (edition:22)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K