Oscar and Lucinda

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The incomparable Oscar and Lucinda won Peter Carey his first Booker Prize, and the Miles Franklin Award.

Oscar Hopkins, the hydrophobic, noisy-kneed son of a preacher, renounces his father's stern religion in favour of the Anglican Church. Lucinda Leplastrier, a frizzy-haired heiress, impulsively buys a glass factory with the inheritance forced on her by a well-intentioned adviser. When the two finally meet, on board a ship to New South Wales, they are bound by their affinity for gambling and risk, their loneliness, and their awkwardly blossoming mutual affection. Love will prove to be their ultimate gamble.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781760896515
Published: March 2020

Number of pages: 688
Width: 133 mm
Height: 198 mm
Depth: 55 mm

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia