num_pages: 320
description: In the story of Lev, newly arrived in London from Eastern Europe, Rose Tremain has written a wise and witty book about the contemporary migrant experience.On the coach, Lev chose a seat near the back and he sat huddled against the window, staring out at the land he was leaving. . . . Lev is on his way to Britain to seek work, so that he can send money back to Eastern Europe to support his mother and little daughter.Readers will become totally involved with his story, as he struggles with the mysterious rituals of “Englishness,” and the fashions and fads of the London scene. We see the road Lev travels through Lev’s eyes, and we share his the intimacy of his friendships, old and new; his joys and sufferings; his aspirations and his hopes of finding his way home, wherever home may be.
language: English
title: The Road Home
titlecomplete: The Road Home
characters: Lidia, Lev, Christy, Rudi, Ina, Maia, GK Ashe
genres: British Literature, Novels, Romance, Historical Fiction, Audiobook, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Literature, Fiction, Book Club
ratings_count: 9734
places: London, England
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Orange Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Costa Book Award
category: Novel, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: LovelyBooks Leserpreis
category: Allgemeine Literatur
publisher: Chatto & Windus