{"product_id":"9780241966327","title":"9780241966327","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarina Lewycka returns to the characters from \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian\u003c\/i\u003e, with a hilarious erotic twist, in this laugh-out-loud short story, \u003ci\u003eA Shorter History of Tractors in Ukrainian with Handcuffs.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Ever since she'd first read Sherlock Holmes, Laura Carter had dreamed of being a detective . . . Books were both her escape and her guilty pleasure, which eased her through the boring days and enlivened the nights when her husband was too tired for love. She devoured everything from Proust to Harry Potter, from James Joyce to EL James, she adored detective stories, but maybe her favourite author was Marina Lewycka, whose \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian\u003c\/i\u003e had strangely echoed a case she had once worked on.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarina Lewycka was born in Kiel, Germany, after the war, grew up in England and lives in Sheffield. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the Orange Prize, longlisted for the Man Booker and won the Bollinger Everyman Prize for Comic Fiction and the Waverton Good Read Award. Her second novel, \u003ci\u003eTwo Caravans\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize. \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTwo Caravans, We Are All Made of Glue \u003c\/i\u003eand Marina's fourth novel, \u003ci\u003eVarious Pets Alive and Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, are all available in Penguin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47177754935536,"sku":"9780241966327","price":2.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780241966327_p0.jpg?v=1763681225","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780241966327","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}