圖書簡介When an elderly and newly widowed Ukrainian immigrant announces his intention to remarry, his daughters must set aside their longtime feud to thwart him. For their father's intended is a voluptuous old-country gold digger with a proclivity for green satin underwear and an appetite for the good life of the West. As the hostilities mount and family secrets spill out, A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian combines sex, bitchiness, wit, and genuine warmth in its celebration of the pleasure of growing old disgracefully.
?A charming comedy of eros... A ride that, despite the bumps and curves in the road, never feels anything less than jaunty.? ?Los Angeles Times
?Lewycka is a writer with a fundamentally optimistic vision of the future and a healthy curiosity about the past.? ?Chicago Tribune
?Charming, poignantly funny.? ?The Washington Post Book World