Marina Lewycka – författare

Brought to you by Penguin.Two Caravans is the hilarious and engaging second novel from bestselling author Marina Lewycka.A field of strawberries in Kent...And sitting in it are two caravans - one for the men and one for the women. The residents are from all over: miner''s son Andriy is from the old Ukraine, while sexy young Irina is from the new: they each other warily. There are the Poles, Tomasz and Yola; two Chinese girls; and Emauel from Malawi. They''re all here to pick strawberries in England''s green and pleasant land.But these days England''s not so pleasant for immigrants. Not with Russian gangster-wannabes like Vulk, who''s taken a shine to Irina and thinks kidnapping is a wooing strategy. And so Andriy - who really doesn''t fancy Irina, honest - must set off in search of that girl he''s not in love with.''Immensely appealing. All but sings with zest for life...could hardly be more engaging, shrewd and winningly perceptive'' Sunday Times''Extremely funny, closely observed insights, scenes of farce, tragedy and horror'' The Times Literary Supplement''Hilarious and horrifying, Two Caravans is funny, clever and well observed'' Guardian© Marina Lewycka 2007 (P) Penguin Audio 2007

We Are All Made of Glue is the seriously entertaining, third downloadable audiobook from Marina Lewycka, the number one bestselling author of A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian and Two Caravans. Abridged and read by Sian Thomas. Georgie Sinclair''s husband has left her; her sixteen-year-old son is busy exploring fundamentalist Christian websites and becoming more distant by the day; and all those overdue articles for Adhesives in the Modern World aren''t looking too appealing either. So when she spots Mrs Shapiro, an eccentric old Jewish émigré neighbour with an eye for a bargain and a fondness for matchmaking, rummaging through her skip in the middle of the night, it''s just the distraction she needs. And although they mistrust each other at first - Georgie doesn''t like the look of that past-its-sell-by-date fish while Mrs Shapiro thinks it''s prize produce - a firm friendship is formed over the reduced-price shelf at the supermarket. So when two slimy rival estate agents (one with a taste for bondage) start competing to trick Mrs Shapiro into selling her rickety old mansion, home also to seven stinky cats, Georgie must step in and help her new friend. Along the way she uncovers the long buried mysteries of Mrs Shapiro''s past...

Brought to you by Penguin.George Pantis is in a pickle. After walking out on his wife Rosie on Referendum night 2016 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 specialize 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?© Marina Lewycka 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

From Lonely Planet, the world''s leading travel guide publisher, Better Than Fiction 2, the follow-up to 2012''s Better Than Fiction, is a second serving of true travel stories told by some of the world''s best fiction writers including Dave Eggers, Jane Smiley and Karen Joy Fowler.

Varied in place, plot and voice, these are stirring and evocative pieces that all share one common characteristic-they manifest a passion for the precious gift of travel, from its unexpected but inevitably enriching lessons about other peoples and places, to the truths, sometimes uncomfortable but always enlarging, it reveals about ourselves.

By turns comic, dramatic, and moving - from Francine Prose''s confrontation of the mysteries of India to DBC Pierre''s search for Hemingway''s muse in Italy - these 30 short tales reveal the joys, perils, and surprises of travel, and that truth can often be stranger (and better) than fiction.

Whether on a plane en route to your own travel adventure, or at home settling in for a vicarious experience of world adventures, embark on this literary journey around the world and explore your passion for travel now!

Authors: Lonely Planet, Don George, Dave Eggers, Jane Smiley, Karen Joy Fowler, Stefan Merrill Block, Francine Prose, DBC Pierre, Fiona Kidman, Alexander McCall Smith, Keija Parssinen, MJ Hyland, Catherine Lacey, Rebecca Dinerstein, Lloyd Jones, Porochista Khakpour, Jack Livings, Marina Lewycka, Lydia Millet, Suzanne Joinson, Sophie Cunningham, Christina Nichol, Mandy Sayer, Steven Amsterdam, Marie-Helene Bortino, Shirley Streshinsky, Steven Hall, David Shafer, Avi Duckor-Jones, Lily King, Aliya Whitely, and Natalie Baszile

About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world''s leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet''s mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in.

Lonely Planet''s award-winning list travel literature anthologies include An Innocent Abroad (Independent Publishers Award, Silver for Essays, 2015) and A Fork in the Road (Lowell Thomas Award, Bronze for Travel Book, 2014; James Bear Award, Nominated for Travel Fiction, 2014).

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"Två år efter att min mamma dog blev min pappa kär i en stilig blond frånskild kvinna. Han var åttiofyra och hon var trettiosex. Hon exploderade in i våra liv som en fluffig rosa granat, rörde om i de grumliga vattnen, rev upp ett slam av gamla begravda minnen till ytan och gav familjespökena en rejäl spark i baken."

När deras ukrainske far, nybliven änkling, meddelar att han tänker gifta om sig, inser systrarna Vera och Nadezjda att de måste sätta punkt för en livslång fiendskap för att rädda honom. Hans nya kärlek är en yppig lycksökerska från Ukraina. Hon är hälften så gammal som han, hyser förkärlek för underkläder i grönt siden och för färdiglagad mat från livsmedelsbutikens frysdisk. Inget hinder är för stort i hennes målmedvetna strävan efter den luxuösa västerländska livsstil hon alltid drömt om. Men den gamle mannen försöker också förverkliga sina excentriska drömmar - och skriver en historia om traktorer på ukrainska.

Marina Lewyckas succéroman från 2006 är på nytt aktuell med ett nyskrivet förord av författaren. Författaren, agenten och Norstedts skänker alla intäkter från boken till Charities Aid Foundation och deras särskilt riktade insats mot Ukraina. Romanen är en ömsint och mycket rolig berättelse om familjer, läkning av gamla sår, ålderdomens prövningar och glädjeämnen och - faktiskt - om Europas historiska arv under de senaste femtio åren.