{"product_id":"9780732299354_heres-luck","title":"Here's Luck","description":"Still 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\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\u003eOriginally 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'Gloriously disreputable; mercilessly funny' - Richard Glover \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lennie Lower","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46896665034901,"sku":"9780732299354","price":16.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780732299354_507d06dc-2e13-47af-9822-eef778e7f415.jpg?v=1776888168","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780732299354_heres-luck","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}