Various Pets Alive and Dead, Marina Lewycka
For twenty years Doro and Marcus lived in a commune, convinced lentils and free love would change the world. They didn't. What they did do was give their children a terror of radicalism, dirt, cooking rotas and poverty. Their daughter Clara wants nothing less conformist than her own, clean bathroom. Their son Serge hides the awkward fact that he's a banker earning loadsamoney. So when Doro and Marcus spring a surprise on their kids - just as the world is rocked in ways they always wished for - the family is forced to confront some thorny truths about themselves...
Marina Lewycka is a British novelist of Ukrainian descent, currently residing in Sheffield, England. She was born in a refugee camp in Kiel, Germany, after World War II. Lewycka is known for her humorous and insightful novels, including A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian and Two Caravans.
Illustration: Ben Newman
Language: English
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Penguin Books, pocket, 368 pages
ISBN 9780241965276
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