Lev arrives in the UK with little English and even less money. For all it's promise, London leaves him lonely and isolated, facing the seamier side of economic migration, until he discovers a passion that could lead him back home. But having a dream and realizing it are two very different things. Humane and deeply moving, the Road Home is vividly filled with the voices of those struggling to belong, whether in their own land or an adopted one.

Tracklist:

On the Coach, Lev Chose a Seat Near the Back
Towards 10 O'Clock Red Blankets Were Given Out
By the Time the Coach Crossed the Border
Lev Took Out His Vodka Flask and Drank
The Coach Pulled Into Victoria at Nine in the Morning
Lev Woke When Someone Touched His Shoulder
Reproaching Himself for His Laziness
It Was Already Afternoon
Lev Thanked Ahmed Again for the Free Food
By Late Afternoon, and with All the Leaflets
When Lev Woke Up
It Was Still Early in the Morning
As Lev Sat Down on One of the Leather Sofas
Soon After This, a Church Clock
With Lydias Help, Lev Found a Job
The Bathroom Was Painted White
GK Ashe Wasn't the Way Lev Had Imagined Him
The London Heatwave Lasted a Long Time
Cold Autumn Arrived Without Warning
When the Temperature in London Had Dropped
Inside the Auditorium
On Monday Evening
When Lev Got Home to Belisha Road
Christy Was Trying to Stay Sober
Sophies Friend Samantha Was Bone Thin
He Found Himself Standing Next to Andy Portman
The English Winter Began to Bite
He Let Himself Be Led
On Christmas Morning, Lev Woke Up
Lev and Sophie Helped in the Kitchen
He Dressed and Lit a Cigarette
On the Morning Before the Restaurant Reopened
He Set Up the Spinach Colander
Lev Looked at the Boy
With the New Year, Mild Weather Arrived
Suddenly, Without Warning
A Text from Lydia Came to Levs Mobile
At Work That Evening
When He Got Up
It Rained on Sunday Morning
In the Noise and Deep Darkness of the Royal Court Theatre
Lev Turned Back to Face the Stage
Preece, Whose Single Diamond Earring Glittered
Not to Think About It
He Was Led Into a Police Station
Lev Was Back on the Plastic Chair in the Corridor
It Was After One O'Clock When Lev Dragged Himself
GK Ashe Was Waiting in the Kitchen for Lev
Lev Sat on the Rough Grass
Lev Heard the Door Bell Ringing
Midge Midgham Brought the Old Land Rover Round
Lev Didn't Mind Sharing the Leaky Old Caravan
Midge Midgham Invited Lev to His House
Lev Waited. He Sat Down on the Cold Grass
To Be, or Not to Be
Early the Following Morning
He Woke in His Own Bed
A Greek Friend of Christy Slanes Known As Panno
On a Monday Afternoon
GKS Features Froze
It Was a While Before Lev Was Allowed to Meet Jasmina
The Following Morning He Did What He Always Did
The Line Was Cut
Lev Looked Round at the Small Space
The Kitchen at Ferndale Heights Stank
Ruby Closed the Album and Asked Lev to Tell Her
Back in Auror Nothing Had Moved Forward
One Morning When Lev Arrived at Ferndale Heights
Lev Flew Home in the Middle of Winter
After a While Rudi Began to Ask Questions
On the First Evening, They Decided to Have Dinner
On the Day They Left Auror Forever
Lev Went to Evas Bed
Levs Restaurant Opened in Deep Winter
Then, in the Early Summer

UPC: 9789626349465
Label: Naxos Audio Books
Release Date: 2.1.09
Format: CD

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