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The Road Home

Paperback • 2008 • English

The Road Home

By Rose Tremain

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About the book

'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...Show more

Narrative theme: Displacement, exile, migration

Book details

ISBN

9780099478461

Publisher

Vintage

Published year

2008

Language

English

Original title

The Road Home

Format

Paperback

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