This book not only completely humanises the migrant experience, but also made me think how far we have fallen in the West, that this writer (and others) felt there was a need for a humanising migrant story. Rose Tremain strongly underlines her high status in literary circle with this very intelligent, and thought provoking look at just one migrant's tale, his dreams, his drives, his perceptions of the West and as importantly of himself this is all coupled with his striving to heal after being widowed. The story, told from his perspective is of his time in London, his interrelations with the various classes of people he comes across, his experiences day-2-day and work he undertook. Eastern European (country unspecified) middle-aged greying and recently widowed Lev moves to London so that he can raise money to send to his mother, his five-year old daughter and his rambunctious best friend Rudy.
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