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Strawberry Fields
Strawberry Fields
Author: Marina Lewycka
From the author of the international bestseller A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian comes a tender and hilarious novel about a crew of migrant workers from three continents who are forced to flee their English strawberry field for a journey across all of England in pursuit of their various dreams of a better future. Somewhere in the...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780143113553
ISBN-10: 0143113550
Publication Date: 4/29/2008
Pages: 304
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  • Currently 2.6/5 Stars.
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2.6 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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Helpful Score: 2
About migrant workers in the UK. The setting of the story is tragic and cruel, but the novel is uplifting. Lewycka has the gentle irony that Jane Austen has in her novels. She clearly understands how people are, both the cruel and the kind. This book is really worth reading.
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I found this book very difficult to read. I did not think it was humorous as the description suggests. Animal lovers beware -- there are some horrible descriptions of a chicken farm.


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