A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian

Foryears,NadezhdaandVera,twoUkrainiansisters,raisedinEnglandbytheirrefugeeparents,havehadaslittleaspossibletodowitheachother-andtheyhavetheirreasons.Butnowtheyfindthey'dbetterlearnhowtogetalong,becausesincetheirmother'sdeaththeiragingfatherhasbeenslidingintohissecondchildhood,andanalarmingnewwomanhasjustenteredhislife.Valentina,abosomyyoungsyntheticblondefromtheUkraine,seemstothinktheirfatherismuchricherthanheis,andsheiskeenthatheleavethisworldwithaslittlemoneytohisnameaspossible.IfNadazhdaandVeradon'tstopher,noonewill.Butseparatingtheiraddledandannoyinglylecherousdadfromhisnewlovewillprovetobenoeasyfeat-Valentinaisaruthlessproandthetwosistersswiftlyrealizethattheyaremereamateurswhenitcomestoruthlessness.AsHurricaneValentinaturnsthefamilyhouseupsidedown,oldsecretscomefallingout,includingthemostdeeplyburiedoneofthemall,fromtheWar,theonethatexplainsmuchaboutwhyNadazhdaandVeraaresodifferent.Inthemeantime,oblivioustoitall,theirfathercarriesonwiththegreatworkofhisdotage,agrandhistoryofthetractor.