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A warm and wonderfully funny first novel that launches a loveable anti-hero in Taras Krohe, and a memorable new fictional matriarch—for fans of Marina Lewycka and Joshua Ferris

Taras Krohe, 23 years old, is wedged between the two women in his life: his Russian girlfriend, Katya, who is struggling to fund her way through college; and Mami, his overbearing Bukovinian mother. Katya wants commitment, Mami demands obedience. Taras is devoted to both, and doesn't know what to do. As IBS, the unfortunately-named IT firm where Taras works, is gobbled up in a high-pressure American takeover, Taras find himself bending over backwards to please everyone, but his juggling act is beginning to disintegrate. Why is Mami hiding information about the father he never knew? What is the real story behind their mysterious benefactress, Mrs. Bartlett? Can a long-buried grudge from school days threaten both his love for Katya and his hopes for promotion? Rushing off in search of answers, Taras discovers more than he bargained for and irrevocably changes his relationships—with Katya, Mami, his friends, his work colleagues, and ultimately himself. Taras finds himself on a journey of self-discovery which he's not equipped to handle—with joyously laugh-out-loud results.