The Ultimate Good Luck (Flamingo S.) - Softcover

Ford, Richard

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9780006544081: The Ultimate Good Luck (Flamingo S.)

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ISBN 10: 0006544088 ISBN 13: 9780006544081

Publisher: Flamingo, 1991

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Set in the tough and sleazy Mexican city of Oaxaca, Harry and Rae attempt to spring Rae's brother from jail. They soon become involved in a nightmare situation of violence and deceit. Previous titles by the same author include "Rock Springs", "A Piece of my Heart" and "The Sportswriter".

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Review:

`Ford is a masterful writer' -- Raymond Carver

`Ford's sense of place is extraordinary. This is the work of a
formidably talented novelist' -- Newsweek

`Ford's taut, compelling prose is as piercingly clear as a police
siren' -- Sunday Times

`His prose has a taut, cinematic quality that bathes his story
with the same hot, mercilessly white light that scorches' -- New York Times Book Review

About the Author:

Richard Ford was born in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1944. He has published five novels and three collections of stories, including The Sportswriter, Independence Day, Wildlife, A Multitude of Sins and most recently The Lay of the Land. Independence Day was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.

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