Results for: books tagged ‘Gambling’
This Bloody Mary: Jonathan Rendall
The sport of boxing is dying in a last explosion of dollars. Its beleaguered performers are reaching up for a last payday with bravery, one-liners and self-delusion. Fittingly it is ... More
The Music of Chance: Paul Auster
'By the time Nashe understood what was happening to him, he was past the point of wanting it to end . . .'Paul Auster fuses Samuel Beckett and The Brothers ... More
Pocket Money: Gordon Burn
New edition of the classic debut by Gordon Burn, 'the Morrissey of English prose' (Word), with an afterword by Clive Everton.1985, and following 'that' final - between Dennis Taylor and ... More
Daughters of Mulberry: Roger Longrigg
Surrounded by photographs, Major Desmond Cook exists quietly and alcoholically in his Baker Street flat. His days are spent at race meetings, fuelled by a dream of winning £30,000. As ... More
Oscar and Lucinda: Peter Carey
Oscar Hopkins is an Oxford seminarian with a passion for gambling. Lucinda Leplastrier is a Sydney heiress with a fascination for glass. The year is 1864. When they meet on ... More