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The Road Home

by Rose Tremain

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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. He struggles with the mysterious rituals of 'Englishness', and the fashions and fads of the London scene. We see the road Lev travels through his eyes, and we share his dilemmas.

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literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisromanceromanceMore like thisLess of this
Themes
immigrationimmigrationMore like thisLess of thisfriendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of thisrelationshipsrelationshipsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
EnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of thisLondonLondonMore like thisLess of thisEuropeEuropeMore like thisLess of thisBritishBritishMore like thisLess of thisEastern EuropeEastern EuropeMore like thisLess of this
Subject
cookingcookingMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 365 pages

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