Luck

One woman is an ex-beauty queen, one is a recovering addict to virtue, one is an artist. The man of the big old house on the hill, Philip Lawrence, is suddenly dead. These things happen. LUCK is not a murder mystery. But Philip's silent overnight departure is bound to have its effects on the household. The abruptly widowed Nora, an artist whose recent works have caused a fundamentalist furore in the town where they live, is unexpectedly confronted by solo life in a place she despises. Beth, the wispy, beautiful model who specializes in brewing curative teas, comes face to face with her own history with mortality. Sophie, a former overseas aid volunteer shattered by trauma, who has spent four years in the household performing dull chores, one task at a time, will have to find new ways to resist old compulsions. Joan Barfoot's previous work has been praised for its wit, empathy and even its wisdom. With LUCK she turns her typically aslant eye, her voice of sly comedy, and her demanding attention, to three extreme women confronted by that extreme inevitability, death itself.

Nominated for the 2005 Scotiabank Giller Prize

Named to the Globe and Mail list of top 100 books of 2005

Scotiabank Giller Prize jury citation: "Joan Barfoot is at the peak of her powers with this splendidly realized tragicomedy about a household in the wake of an unexpected death. With its note-perfect narration, mordant wit, and wonderfully neurotic cast of characters, Luck shows how death can reveal life in all its absurdity and complexity. This scintillating comedy of manners is also a profound meditation on fate, love, and artifice." Книга «Luck» автора Джоан Барфут оценена посетителями КнигоГид, и её читательский рейтинг составил 8.60 из 10.
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