It's a long time since I've enjoyed any debut novel as much as English Animals. confident novel that engages with love, belonging, prejudice and, above all, quintessential Englishness ( Daily Mail) Kaye has a keen eye for social observation. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. But when she tells Sophie that she is gay, everything she values is put in danger and she must learn the hard way what she really believes in. After a traumatic break two years ago with her family in Slovakia, Mirka finds to her surprise that she is happy at Fairmont Hall. Mirka is swiftly commandeered by Richard for his latest money-making enterprise, taxidermy, and soon surpasses him in skill. Richard and Sophie are chaotic, drunken, frequently outrageous but also warm, generous and kind to Mirka, despite their argumentative and turbulent marriage. When Mirka gets a job in a country house in rural England, she has no idea of the struggle she faces to make sense of a very English couple, and a way of life that is entirely alien to her. But when she tells Sophie that she is gay, everything she values is put in danger and she must learn the hard way what she really believes in.'Shades of Cold Comfort Farm.Charming' GuardianĮnglish Animals is a subversive, wry debut that fans of Marina Lewycka's A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian will love. Will be noticeably worn.Įnglish Animals is a subversive, wry debut that fans of Marina Lewycka's A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian will love. Used - Fair: Worn book that has complete text pages but may have some small defect like slight tears. Used - Good: Average used worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Used - Very Good: Shows some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper. Please check “condition” in product details before ordering.
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