Lucky Us, a National Book nomination by Amy Bloom, tells the story of Eva Logan Acton, whose life is defined by its losses. When she is twelve her mother abandons her on the porch of her sometimes father, Edgar Acton. She never returns. Eva stays with her father and her half sister, Iris, even though her father never acknowledges her as his daughter. · “Lucky Us,” Bloom’s third novel and sixth book of fiction, unfolds from to , with World War II as the backdrop. Lucky Us is a sister act, which means a double dose of sauce and naughtiness from the brilliant Amy Bloom.”. —The Oregonian. “A tasty summer read that will leave you smiling Broken hearts [are] held together by lipstick, wisecracks and the enduring love of sisters.”. —USA Today.
Praise for Lucky Us "Lucky Us is a remarkable accomplishment. One waits a long time for a novel of this scope and dimension, replete with surgically drawn characters, a mix of comedy and tragedy that borders on the miraculous, and sentences that should be in a sentence museum. Amy Bloom is a treasure."—Michael Cunningham. Within the first few pages of Amy Bloom's terrifically satisfying new novel, Lucky Us, the narrator's mother has dropped off twelve-year-old Eva "like a bag of dirty laundry," leaving the poor girl with her bossy half sister, Iris, a fledgling starlet even at sixteen, and their unreliable father, Edgar Acton, a man "with fancy manners. "Lucky Us indeed—another Amy Bloom book. And, if it's possible, even more powerful and affecting than her last novel, Away. This is a poignant book that manages to be funny, an unflinching portrait that manages to be tender, a tough story that manages to also have jazz and grace. Bloom is a great writer who keeps stepping into new.
― Amy Bloom, Lucky Us. 1 likes. Like “I couldn't ask her anything. There wasn't a single question to which I'd get the answer I wanted.” ― Amy Bloom, Lucky Us. Within the first few pages of Amy Bloom’s terrifically satisfying new novel, Lucky Us, the narrator’s mother has dropped off twelve-year-old Eva “like a bag of dirty laundry,” leaving the poor girl with her bossy half sister, Iris, a fledgling starlet even at sixteen, and their unreliable father, Edgar Acton, a man “with fancy manners and nothing else” who has modeled himself on John Barrymore. So begins this remarkable novel by Amy Bloom, whose critically acclaimed Away was called "a literary triumph" (The New York Times). Lucky Us is a brilliantly written, deeply moving, fantastically funny novel of love, heartbreak, and luck. Disappointed by their families, Iris, the hopeful star and Eva the sidekick, journey through s America in search of fame and fortune.
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