A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian

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One of the wonderful things about writing is that the idea you start out with is not necessarily the one that gets written. The characters have

Regrettably, however, this novel will not leave the reader any the wiser about the Ukrainian community in England. What we are offered is the banal tale of a Ukrainian woman who enters the UK on a tourist visa and who is prepared to go to any lengths to remain in the country. I was acutely aware of the difference between the way my parents saw themselves, as educated and professional people, and our actual circumstances, That must sound terrible...what I mean is that she has enormous skills and I'd love to see her apply them to any topic of her choice. (Does that sound better?)

with Stanislaw. Try to imagine the story from his point of view. Who would you trust in his situation? What would you hope for?

clothes, their faces unlined, and laughing as though they had no idea what life would throw at them. What do you think Valentina's real motives are? Does she really want the best possible life for her son, is she simply after money, or does Oh really? How do you know this, Nadezhda? My writer's group would have taken me to task if I had presented them with this.

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A Short History Of Tractors In Ukrainian is advertised as being an extremely comical take on family drama. The latter I can agree with. The former, maybe not so much. I had a few smiles, sure. But I never laughed out loud, which is my (maybe unnecessarily high standard) definition of a truly humorous novel. It was, however, a portrayal of the ridiculousness of the green card process (if the amount of marriages bought with the sole purpose of citizenship is any indication) and the inherent obstacles in immigrating here that took a comical rather than serious angle, making this, overall, a short, lighthearted read. against the accusations of Nadia and her sister. Whom do you believe? Do you feel sympathy for Valentina? document into the middle of your novel? How did you come up with the idea to have Nikolai write this treatise? Did you have a prior interest in tractors? This is a seriously funny book. Was it difficult to maintain a balance between the comic elements of the story and the more serious subject matter? unbridled dottiness. Each of the characters indulges in uninhibited bad behaviour - and bad language - and that's what I most enjoyed writing about.