Lev took off the woolen scarf he was wearing and put it round Rudi’s neck. Later, as dark comes, ice forms on the windshield. He and Lev manage to re-attach it, and they continue on their way. Which door promptly detaches itself from the car and falls on the snow at his feet.

In one of their early adventures with this highly unreliable vehicle, Rudi, gets out of the driver’s side and slams the door shut. That is, when he can get it to run at all! This is the infamous “Tchevi,” which serves Rudi as a taxi service and transportation for all occasions.

They had a daughter, Maya, who lives with Lev’s mother while he works to obtain funds for all of three of them to live on.Īs it happens, Rudi has one other asset besides Lora: a dilapidated old car that’s held together with the proverbial spit and chewing gum. Lev is widowed, having lost his beloved Marina to leukemia while she was still in her thirties. Rudi, still living in their native land, at least has his wife Lora for company. Jobs are all but nonexistent in his country, especially since the closing of the sawmill where he and his friend Rudi had worked. What a lovely, deeply felt novel this is! Lev travels by bus from his native country in Eastern Europe to the UK. Have you even become so involved in the lives of fictional characters that they continue to inhabit your mind after you’ve finished the novel? I am having this experience after reading The Road Home by Rose Tremain. How I long for a sequel! The Road Home, by Rose Tremain

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