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Description for The Lottery
Paperback. This book measures human endeavour against the vagaries of chance, fate and mortality. Set against a backdrop of poverty and opulance, this is a love story told with all the timeless poignancy and melody of a folk ballad. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 269. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
When Audrey and Ronny win the National Lottery their troubles seem to be over. Long outstanding bills can be met, the loan shark paid off, and their cleaning and cowboy-builder jobs gleefully ditched. But for Audrey, matriarch of the Gateshead tower blocks, and Ronny the flamboyant dreamer, the winning ticket brings with it many other unforeseen changes. There are lotteries of a different nature whose prizes, some lesser, some far greater, must be won or heartbreakingly lost. With humour and tenderness, The Lottery measures human endeavour against the vagaries of chance, fate and mortality. Set against a backdrop of poverty ... Read more
When Audrey and Ronny win the National Lottery their troubles seem to be over. Long outstanding bills can be met, the loan shark paid off, and their cleaning and cowboy-builder jobs gleefully ditched. But for Audrey, matriarch of the Gateshead tower blocks, and Ronny the flamboyant dreamer, the winning ticket brings with it many other unforeseen changes. There are lotteries of a different nature whose prizes, some lesser, some far greater, must be won or heartbreakingly lost. With humour and tenderness, The Lottery measures human endeavour against the vagaries of chance, fate and mortality. Set against a backdrop of poverty ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099422143
SKU
KOC0015941
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Jonathan Tulloch
Jonathan Tulloch lives in North Yorkshire with his wife and son. He is the author of two previous novels, The Season Ticket, which won the Betty Trask Prize and was filmed under the title Purely Belter, and The Bonny Lad.
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