![]() ![]() But Lev personifies Tremain's remarkable ability to craft characters whose essential goodness shines through tough, drab circumstances. His landing is harsh: the British are unpleasant, immigrants are unwelcome, and he's often overwhelmed by homesickness. He has left behind a sad young daughter, a stubborn mother and the newly shuttered sawmill where he had worked for years. ![]() Olev, a 42-year-old widower from an unnamed former east bloc republic, is taking a bus to London, where he imagines every man resembles Alec Guinness and hard work will be rewarded by wealth. Tremain (Restoration) turns in a low-key but emotionally potent look at the melancholia of migration for her 14th book. ![]()
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