![]() ![]() ![]() Liesl Schillinger of The New York Times reviewed the book saying, "A less disciplined and agile author might have been tempted to ease Lev’s transition from daydreamer to doer. Lesley McDowell, in a review for The Independent, wrote that Tremain consistently and accurately captured the isolation of Lev and other immigrants. ![]() The Road Home was positively received by critics. Along the way, Lev meets a translator from his home country named Lydia, a divorced Irish plumber named Christy, a young chef named Sophie, and a rich old woman named Ruby. He finds his first job at a Muslim kebab-shop, before washing dishes at a five-star restaurant named GK Ashe. Soon after, he travels to London to find work so he can make money to send to his mother, his 5-year-old daughter, Maya, and his best friend. He leaves his home, Auror, a village in an unspecified eastern European country, after the sawmill he works at closes down. The story concerns Lev, a middle-aged immigrant who was recently widowed. The Road Home is a 2007 novel by Rose Tremain. ![]()
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