Lucky Shot (A Lucky Life) - Softcover

Leamy, Sarah L

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1530786916 ISBN 13: 9781530786916

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

Lucky Shot: a novel of sex, death, and photography is a snapshot of a journey of self-discovery. They call me Lucky. My parents that is, they called me Lucky when I was a kid. Anyway, there I was, in my late thirties, wondering what the hell to do with myself. My dad, my girlfriend, my dog, my job, and my best friend; all were gone. For one reason or another, I'd lost them all. I stayed in Santa Fe. I tried to work, to keep the homestead fires going, but, well, like I said, it was a rough year. I packed my bags, threw everything into the crew cab of my 1983 Nissan truck, and prayed she would take me further than Eldorado, the one in Santa Fe, that is. With camera in hand, I looked for a new life. Is this what they call a mid-life crisis? The stories told through Lucky's candid photos are of the basic human struggles that most of us face: betrayal, loss, fear, friends who lie, and lovers who cheat. Look through Lucky's camera and join this archetypal journey of crisis, departure, and return. The trip is at times funny, evocative, and heartwarming.

About this title

About the Author:

Sarah Leamy was the younger boring little sister who suddenly left her English life and became the broke nomadic wanderer and writer. She finally settled in New Mexico in her late twenties although she's still taking extended road trips when she can. As the socially awkward and insecure Brit abroad, she lived first in Europe and then crossed the States and into Guatemala, performing, writing and working odd jobs as she explored new countries alone or with Daisy, her slightly grumpy Border Collie. Since then her stories, poems, essays and articles have been published in numerous online magazines, in newspapers, anthologies, and also in London, Madison, San Francisco and New Mexico. Her second novel won Best Fiction in the 2012 New Mexico/ Arizona Book Awards, and was a finalist with her third, Lucky Find. These days she's become more known as the odd Englishwoman with the dogs who lives in the mountains near Santa Fe, suddenly appearing with another novel in hand. Her website keeps you up to date with travel memoirs and photographs. www.dirtroadsanddogs.com

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1530786916
• ISBN 13: 9781530786916
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 214