{"product_id":"heres-luck","title":"Here's Luck","description":"Author: Lower, Lennie\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780732299354\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2014\u003cbr\u003ePages: 240\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 128mm x 199mm x 16mm\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003eStill considered one of Australia's funniest books ever, \u003cem\u003eHere's Luck\u003c\/em\u003e is Lennie Lower's most inspired lunacy. \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eA wild and uproarious masterpiece set in Sydney during the early depression years, it follows the hilarious exploits of its hero and narrator, Jack Gudgeon. Deserted by his long-suffering wife and gorgon-like sister-in-law, Gudgeon and his dreamy, disaster-prone teenage son, Stanley, manage to stumble into a never-ending series of adventures and catastrophes from which they invariably emerge with monumental hangovers. they are joined by a wonderful assortment of eccentric characters, who always materialize to enliven the parties that Gudgeon and son hold in their increasingly derelict home.\u003cbr\u003e\nOriginally published during the Great Depression, \u003cem\u003eHere's Luck\u003c\/em\u003e  was essential reading for those needing cheering up and Lower's genuine style - a blend of realism, absurdity, satire and wit - has rendered his work timeless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'It remains pre-eminently Australia's funniest book, as ageless as \u003cem\u003ePickwick\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003etom Sawyer\u003c\/em\u003e , a work of 'weird genius', as one reviewer put it, written by a \"Chaplin\" of words' - Cyril Pearl\u003cbr\u003e\n'Gloriously disreputable; mercilessly funny' - Richard Glover \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Print on demand - ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42476402737310,"sku":"HPC-9780732299354","price":16.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/products\/9780732299354.jpg?v=1678081211","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/heres-luck","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}