![]() ![]() I was pleased how quickly this book moved- it kept a good pace without feeling rushed. Things start to get dicey when a few short years later, the elderly patriarch proposes marriage to a Ukrainian immigrant in her 30s who is obviously (at least to daughters Vera and Nadia) out for money and citizenship. It’s every bit as scandalous as it sounds, I promise. ![]() There’s this Ukrainian family that emigrated to England in the aftermath of WWII, see? They lived happily ever after… Or at least, more happily ever after than would have been possible if they’d stayed living under the thumb of a government employing a secret police and famine as a means of submission.Īfter a good long life, the mother of the family succumbs to cancer. The title is deceiving, kids! Very little of this book has anything to do with tractors. Their choice was A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka. Last month I joined The Book Wheel and Love at First Book in their book club. Why all the chatter about Ukrainian? A book, obviously. It looks pretty cool, but I thought I’d avoid having y’all think I was hacked first thing in my post. ![]() That’s a Ukrainian greeting right there, translated into familiar characters, because Ukrainian uses a whole different alphabet. MaKatie Words for Worms Book Club, Family 21 ![]() A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka ![]()
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