Lentils, free love, radical politics and family truths ... Various Pets Alive and Dead is the wonderfully funny fourth novel from Marina Lewycka, author of the bestselling A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian.
Marina Lewycka is a British novelist of Ukrainian origin, currently living in Sheffield, England. Siân Thomas is a Welsh actress who trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. She has appeared on stage, on TV and in films such as Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in which she played Amelia Bones. She was part of the cast of the musical Spring Awakening in London until May 2009 (when the show closed), playing the 'Adult Women'. In 2002 she appeared in London's West End theatre production Up for Grabs with Madonna. She has a particularly effective voice for reading modern poetry, which is often deployed on the BBC Radio 3 program Words and Music.
'An affectionate picture of a free-thinking, beatnik lifestyle now
regarded as batty, but which was underpinned by a real desire to
change the world. We could all do with a bit more of that.'
*The Herald*
'Thank heavens for Marina Lewycka whose Various Pets Alive and Dead
me laugh at least once in every chapter ... The warmth of its tone,
its zest, its blend of quirky, humane comedy and intellectual
seriousness make this a novel to treasure.'
*The New Statesman*
'Marina Lewycka's latest novel is wonderfully funny with moments of
pure farce in the best tradition of social satire ... this
inventive and witty book fizzes along from beginning to end.'
*The Daily Express*
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