The Good, the Bad and the Little Bit Stupid
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By Lewycka, Marina
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*PRE-ORDER NOW* The bestselling author of A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian is in top form tackling money laundering and the state of Britain today in this vibrant, laugh-out-loud novel George Pantis is in a pickle. After walking out on his wife Rosie on Referendum night 2...016 to shack up with hairdresser 'Brexit Brenda' next door, he thinks he's got it made - especially when he wins millions on a Kosovan lottery he only vaguely remembers entering. Unfortunately, he's forgotten his password and can't get at his money. Which is a problem because he suddenly has to contend with lots of forceful new friends desperate to know his mother's maiden name. As things quickly get out of hand, George must make a mad dash from Sheffield to the Adriatic - and into the arms of organized crime gangs who specialise in illegal kidney transplants and heroin smuggling. George is in need of rescue - both from this pickle and from himself. But will his son Sensible Sid, Brenda and Rosie put aside their differences long enough to help? And might the journey bring this dysfunctional family back together? ----------------------------------------- Praise for Marina Lewycka 'Lewycka is a seriously talented comic writer' Time Out 'Pure laugh-out-loud social comedy' Daily Mail 'Hilarious and horrifying . . . funny, clever and well observed' Guardian 'Marina Lewycka is funny, intelligent and refreshingly generous. She writes about modern life so well' New Statesman
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| ISBN |
9780241430309 |
| Released NZ |
10 Mar 2020 |
| Publisher |
Penguin |
| Format |
Hardback |
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| ISBN-13 |
9780241430309 |
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| Stock |
Available |
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Indent title (internationally sourced), allow 8-12 weeks |
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| Publisher |
Penguin |
| Imprint |
Fig Tree |
| Released |
10 Mar 2020
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| Publication Country |
 United Kingdom |
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| Format |
Hardback
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| Author(s) |
By Lewycka, Marina |
| Category |
Modern Fiction
Humour
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| Number of Pages |
272 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 144mm
Height: 222mm
Spine: 27mm |
| Dewey Code |
823.92 |
| Weight |
392g |
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| Interest Age |
General Audience |
| Reading Age |
General Audience |
| Library of Congress |
Great Britain - Fiction |
| NBS Text |
General & Literary Fiction |
| ONIX Text |
General/trade |
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Awards, Reviews & Star Ratings
| NZ Review |
Extremely funny, closely observed insights, scenes of farce, tragedy and horror * The Times Literary Supplement * Immensely appealing. All but sings with zest for life . . . could hardly be more engaging, shrewd and winningly perceptive * Sunday Times, on Two Caravans * Delightful, funny, touching . . . A rare treat, all too easy to gulp down in one greedy sitting * Spectator, on A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian * Lively . . . a joy to read * The Times, on The Lubetkin Legacy * Lewycka is a seriously talented comic writer * Time Out * |
| UK Review |
Bertrams Star Rating: 4 stars (out of 5) |
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Author's Bio
Marina Lewycka was born of Ukrainian parents in a refugee camp in Kiel, Germany, at the end of the war, and grew up in England. She teaches at Sheffield Hallam University. She is married, with a grown-up daughter, and lives in Sheffield. Her first novel, A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, was translated into 28 languages and was also long listed for The Man Booker Prize 2005, short listed for The Orange Prize for Fiction 2005 and winner of the Bollinger Everyman prize for Comic Fiction 2005 and the Saga Award for Wit 2005. Her second novel Two Caravans is published in February 2007.
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