"This is a provocative, powerful, and compelling exploration of a woman as she loses herself to the addiction of online-gambling."
Weaving between complex social issues, this is a powerful, tense, and striking second novel by Rachel Edwards. When Etta turns to online gambling her entire life begins to crumble, she is willing to do anything to stop her world from imploding. Rachel Edward’s wonderfully captivating debut Darling was a LoveReading Star Book which concentrated on the new wife and young daughter of a man as they each fought for his love and attention. Lucky is entirely different in plot, yet a strong central character again sits to the fore. Etta can be stubborn (determined), manipulative (smart), she’s also addicted (lost and confused), kind, thoughtful, and loving. I found her frustrating and appealing in equal measures which lead to me forming a complex yet fascinating relationship with her character. Suspense kept me company throughout this novel, at times I almost read between my fingers as I waited to see what Etta would do next. I explored online gambling, migration, identity, race, and relationship traps and pitfalls all on top of a plot that that had me edging along a towering clifftop of tension. Rachel Edwards has created an intriguing and compelling main character, a cracking plot and sub-plot which collide to create the most fabulous ending. Lucky is an intriguing, smart, and thought-provoking novel I can highly recommend.
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A tense, twisty novel about love, betrayal, survival - and an addiction so compelling it threatens to destroy everything in its path
Etta is in her mid thirties and keen to nudge her loving but commitment-phobic partner, Ola, towards marriage and children. Ola is reluctant to get engaged before they have enough saved for a house deposit, so Etta takes matters into her own hands and finds a way to start secretly making money: online gambling. What a delightful discovery! And what a stroke of luck that Etta just happens to be so brilliant at it.
Soon she's playing quite a lot. She doesn't like lying to Ola, but it's all for the good of their relationship. She's even made a friend on the site, StChristopher75, and she's invited to a special VIP party. And even if she is losing a little money here and there - or even quite a lot of money - she'll win it back eventually. Or maybe even StChristopher75 can help her out with a little loan, once she's met him in real life. He's just won big, and he's been so friendly and helpful on the site.
Why wouldn't he want to help her?
Lucky features in the following genres: Thriller and Suspense, Fiction, Crime and Mystery, Sharing Diverse Voices, Relating to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) peoples, Narrative theme: Social issues, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Romance / Relationship Stories, Relating to peoples: ethnic groups, indigenous peoples, cultures and other groupings of people, Relating to specific groups and cultures or social and cultural interests, Interest qualifiers, Fiction: narrative themes, General Fiction, Liz Robinson's Picks of the Month, Recommendations, eBooks of the Month
Lucky is available in Paperback, Hardback, Ebook (Epub),
Lucky was written by Rachel Edwards and published by Fourth Estate Ltd
Lucky has 309 pages
£11.69
