Two Caravans

Two Caravans

A field of strawberries in Kent. Sitting in it are two caravans — one for the men and one for the women. The residents come from all over the world: Andriy is from Ukraine, Irina from Russia, the Poles Tomasz and Yola, two Chinese girls, and Emmanuel from Malawi. They're all here to pick strawberries in England's green and pleasant land.

But England's not so pleasant for immigrants. There are Russian gangster wannabes like Vulk, who has taken a shine to Irina and thinks kidnapping is a wooing strategy. So Andriy — who insists he doesn't fancy Irina — must set off in search of the girl he's not in love with.

Two Caravans is the hilarious and engaging second novel from bestselling author Marina Lewycka.

Endorsements

'Immensely appealing. All but sings with zest for life... could hardly be more engaging, shrewd and winningly perceptive' — Sunday Times

'Extremely funny, closely observed insights, scenes of farce, tragedy and horror' — The Times Literary Supplement

'Hilarious and horrifying, Two Caravans is funny, clever and well observed' — The Guardian

Marina Lewycka's first novel won the Bollinger Everyman Prize for Comic Fiction 2005 and the Saga Award for Wit 2005; it was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2005 and longlisted for the Booker Prize 2005.