Foolish Lessons In Life & Love

By Penny Rudge

Book Overview

Taras clutched her hand and planted kisses all over it. 'Katya, I'll do anything. Anything at all, if you'll just give me another chance.' But can the hapless Taras win Katya's stubborn Russian heart... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• ISBN: 1444804685
• ISBN13: 9781444804683
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Charnwood
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.2" x 5.9"

Customer Reviews

Witty, funny and a real page-turner

The novel is basically a modern take on the Spanish picaresque novel. The main character Taras is a clumsy twenty-something who can't put a foot right. The plot is carried by the fact that he discovers something dodgy about his family's past and their involvement with the landlord who evicts them at the beginning of the novel, and although humour is the order of the day, this also turns out to be quite a page-turner because of the mystery - the denouement comes totally out of the blue and Rudge managed to keep me guessing and smiling to the very end. Along the way Taras comes against various obstacles, including a hilarious US takeover of the IT firm where he works, and a number of heartbreaks involving his dodgy Russian girlfriend. Taras's mother towers among the other characters and begs to be turned into a TV character. A thoroughly enjoyable read and a pretty impressive debut...