The Big Blind - Softcover
Audrey Unger hasn't seen her father since she was a child. A professional poker player and compulsive gambler, he left home when she was eleven years old and disappeared from her life for good.
Now in her early thirties and poised on the edge of her own mid-life crisis, she makes the decision to try and find him. To discover what it was that made him gamble. To discover what drove him to give her up.
Big Louie is the key to her father's world. An agoraphobic, card playing, Hans Christian Anderson sized giant, who hasn't left his flat in over three years.
Fighting a battle with his own phobias, he takes Audrey on a journey of self discovery. He guides her through the subtleties of professional poker; the thrill of high stakes gambling; and on towards a final hand of cards that will change both of their lives for good.
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Praise for Louise Wener:
'An uplifting, original tale' - Sunday Mirror
'Intelligently written, this moving and entertaining read marks former pop star Wener out as a fiction writer with a bright future.' - Bristol Evening Post
A warm and funny debut by a proper writer (Mirror)
If you liked HIGH FIDELITY you'll love GOODNIGHT STEVE MCQUEEN (The Times)
'Sassy' OK Magazine on The Big Blind
'A moving, often funny story of high stakes, lost love and finding your place in the world. Louise Wener confirms her successful career change from pop star to novelist with this impressive second novel.' - Company
'With this moving, often funny story of high stakes, lost love and finding your place in the world, Louise Wener confirms her successful career change from pop star to novelist. Animpressive second novel.' - Company on The Big Blind
'Great comic characters . . .and smart one liners' - Observer.
Wener has a lovely way with words (Daily Telegraph)
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'An uplifting, original tale' - Sunday Mirror
'Intelligently written, this moving and entertaining read marks former pop star Wener out as a fiction writer with a bright future.' - Bristol Evening Post
A warm and funny debut by a proper writer (Mirror)
If you liked HIGH FIDELITY you'll love GOODNIGHT STEVE MCQUEEN (The Times)
'Sassy' OK Magazine on The Big Blind
'A moving, often funny story of high stakes, lost love and finding your place in the world. Louise Wener confirms her successful career change from pop star to novelist with this impressive second novel.' - Company
'With this moving, often funny story of high stakes, lost love and finding your place in the world, Louise Wener confirms her successful career change from pop star to novelist. Animpressive second novel.' - Company on The Big Blind
'Great comic characters . . .and smart one liners' - Observer.
Wener has a lovely way with words (Daily Telegraph)
A novel of high stakes, lost love and poker from the author of GOODNIGHT STEVE MCQUEEN, this will confirm Louise Wener as one of fiction's strongest new voices.
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- PublisherHodder Paperbacks
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0340820314
- ISBN 13 9780340820315
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages352
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