The Lubetkin Legacy by Marina Lewycka

Lively . . . a joy to read The Times Shortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize From the bestselling author of A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian North London in the twentyfirst century a place where a son will swiftly adopt an old lady and take her home from hospital to impersonate his dear departed mother rather than lose the council flat. A time of golden job opportunities though you might have to dress up as a coffee bean or work as an intern at an undertaker or put up w Paperback softback