Lucky Strike - Softcover

Zafris, Nancy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 193296116X ISBN 13: 9781932961164

Publisher: Unbridled Books, 2006

Synopsis

Unusual book

About this title

Review:

Zafris's dry sense of humor runs through the story, a counterpoint to the poignancy of Charlie's illness, the desperation of the uranium seekers, and the not-yet-understood danger of radiation poisoning. The sinister, thrilling mushroom cloud of the bomb casts its shadow over everything. 'Lucky Strike" is a quirky novel that rewards careful reading.” The Boston Globe

"What a wild ride this book is. The characters are plucky, sympathetic, and memorable, the situations sometimes laugh-out-loud funny and sometimes bittersweet, and the pacing just right. Zafris is a keen observer of the human comedy."--LIBRARY JOURNAL, STARRED

Comic and darkly ironic.” Southwest Book Views

Likable and thought-provoking another winner.” THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER

Laced with quiet tongue-in-cheek humor and told from multiple viewpoints, the adventures of this quirky cast of characters makes for a warmhearted, entertaining read.” THE DENVER POST

Funny and touching.” PAGES MAGAZINE

Zafris' writing lets emotions and memories penetrate each other the way they do in ordinary thought, though seldom in fiction. Sometimes you have to go back and see what's really being said Yet each of Zafris' sentences is as sharp-edged as a miner's pick, and to have to reread one occasionally is a pleasure.” FORT LAUDERDALE SUN-SENTINEL

All learn that love and friendship endure beyond fortune. In Zafris’ disturbing and ironic novel, the universe operates under skies where the laws of atomic energy are highly visible [the ending] haunts long after the reader puts the book down.” THE OREGONIAN

Eerie [a] noir-tinged adventure story One could read Lucky Strike as a historical portrait of a time and place. All the realistic details, though, reverberate with unsettling implications. The characters don't know how poisonous their environment is, but readers
know -- and dread the future effects on the characters of the uranium they long to find.” THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

The strength of Lucky Strike is thanks in part to its quirky cast of characters
These characters come together in an age of innocence, before humans fully understood the effects of radiation. They pool their strengths and offset each other's weaknesses as they work towards the common goal of hitting a lucky strike This was a book of many fascinating layers I cared about the characters and their individual fates. That's what good writing is all about.” MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW

Her gift is blending unique characters with vivid settings.” The Winston-Salem Journal

From the Inside Flap:

America has always been the place for seekers to reinvent themselves. The canyon country of Utah in the 1950s is just such a territory, where thousands of self-styled prospectors, encouraged by government pamphlets and naove promises, have caught uranium fever and descended upon the desert landscape, hoping to make their fortunes. Among them, a young widow and her two children embark on just such an adventure--for more complicated and heartrending personal reasons. Along the way they join a throng of colorful, unforgettable characters and form the most unexpected bonds.

About this edition

• Publisher: Unbridled Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 193296116X
• ISBN 13: 9781932961164
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336