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A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
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"A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian" Quotes

A family is thrown into chaos when their widowed father announces plans to marry a young Ukrainian woman in order to secure her residency in the UK.

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Human beings, it is true, have a great facility for self-deception.

Marina Lewycka

self-deception

I have to tell you about the life of my mother. She was already an old woman when she was young.

Marina Lewycka

lifeaging

It’s not good to have secrets. You should never keep secrets from your husband.

Marina Lewycka

secretsrelationships

I’m not senile, I’m just old.

Marina Lewycka

aging

I’m not a weak woman. I’m a strong woman in a weak woman’s body.

Marina Lewycka

strengthwomanhood

You cannot keep a good woman down. We have been oppressed for too long.

Marina Lewycka

oppressionwomanhood

Maybe she was a witch. I think that is the only explanation.

Marina Lewycka

supernatural

I am not a baby. I am a man. I don’t need a mother. I need a wife.

Marina Lewycka

manhoodrelationships

I can’t help feeling responsible for my father, even though he is an adult.

Marina Lewycka

responsibilityfamily

You should not laugh at the misfortunes of others.

Marina Lewycka

empathy