What a poignant story written by Marina Lewycka, where to begin? This book “A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian” depicts a dysfunctional family in the many layers she produces in thi… more →
Kazakhnomad's Blog: A Westerner's View of Kazakhstankazaknomad wrote 4 weeks ago: What a poignant story written by Marina Lewycka, where to begin? This book “A Short History o … more →
kazaknomad wrote 1 month ago: Even though I was in charge of the Book sale for the AIWC Charity Bazaar, I only bought TWO paperbac … more →
mariatkat wrote 1 month ago: Just as I was about to write about the books that I read on our trip, I finally got around to watchi … more →
keithpp wrote 2 months ago: An afternoon with Marina Lewycka ‘It had always been my dream to be a writer, and obviously h … more →
Sheffield blog wrote 3 months ago: The festival of reading and writing (10-31 October 2009) Two of the city’s biggest cultural fe … more →
bookwitch wrote 3 months ago: if you haven’t already had enough. In fact, here are more photos even if you have. And that … more →
gustines wrote 3 months ago: Strawberry Fields, by Marina Lewycka. Penguin Books (2008), 294 pages I loved this book. But before … more →
naomikershaw wrote 3 months ago: by Marina Lewycka This was an okay book, a nice and enjoyable story, but not the laugh out loud come … more →
bookwitch wrote 3 months ago: It really was Day 7 despite it being the eighth day, because the exhausted witch and her photographe … more →
Azalea wrote 4 months ago: I’ve bitched before about “Back to School” starting July 5th but today, in one of … more →
rosiegold wrote 5 months ago: Rosie Goldsmith and Marina Lewycka Marina Lewicka launches ‘We All Made of Glue’ MARINA … more →
jbwuk wrote 6 months ago: We are often asked how organising a 9 day festival can take us all year. Let us first say that we do … more →
consumist wrote 8 months ago: Having had a fair bit to do with the Immigration ‘Service‘ over the years there is one t … more →
eyeline wrote 8 months ago: Werte Leserschaft, da ich auch zu halbmonatlichen Einträgen nicht in der Lage zu sein scheine, werde … more →
carolwallace wrote 8 months ago: I am not a huge fan of the “triumph-of-the-human-spirit” genre. I am a pretty soft touc … more →
deucekindred wrote 11 months ago: Beware, Marina Lewycka’s debut novel is very deceptive. On the surface it may seem like a typ … more →
janeswanscott wrote 11 months ago: A story of a family; their current life and their history, is portrayed in “A Short History of … more →
chesilbeach wrote 11 months ago: Quite by accident, I found myself reading these two books back to back, without knowing much about w … more →
universitydiary wrote 1 year ago: I appreciate that not everyone will be interested, but I am just reading the novel A Short History o … more →