{"product_id":"strawberry-fields-isbn-9780143113553","title":"Strawberry Fields","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian\u003c\/i\u003e is back with an 'effervescent comedy' (\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The follow up to her hugely popular first novel presents a \u003ci\u003eCanterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e-inspired picaresque that is also a biting satire of economic exploitation. When a ragtag international crew of migrant workers is forced to flee the strawberry fields they have been working in, they set off across England looking for employment. Displaying the same sense of compassion, social outrage, and gift for hilarity that she showed in \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian\u003c\/i\u003e, Marina Lewycka chronicles their bumpy road trip with a tender affection for her downtrodden characters and their search for a taste of the good life.\"infused with this mournful perception\" \u003ci\u003e- The New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Strawberry-sweet, but not too syrupy.\" -\u003ci\u003e- Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"As a send up of capitalism’s grip on the global everyman, Lewycka’s ensemble novel complements Gary Shteyngart’s Absurdistan.\" -\u003ci\u003e- Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003eMarina Lewycka was born of Ukrainian parents in a refugee camp at the end of World War II and grew up in England. In the course of researching her family roots for this novel, she uncovered no fewer than three long-lost relatives.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305198702821,"sku":"NP9780143113553","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143113553.jpg?v=1767737423","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/strawberry-fields-isbn-9780143113553","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}