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Oscar Hopkins, the hydrophobic, noisy-kneed son of a preacher, renounces his father's stern religion in favour of the Anglican Church. Lucinda Leplastrier, a frizzy-haired heiress, impulsively buys a glass factory with the inheritance forced on her by a well-intentioned adviser. When the two finally meet, on board a ship to New South Wales, Australia they are bound by their affinity for gambling and risk, their loneliness, and their awkwardly blossoming mutual affection. Love will prove to be their ultimate gamble.
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Oscar and Lucinda, Peter Carey
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- Title
- Oscar and Lucinda
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Peter Carey
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber, London
- Released
- 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 544
- ISBN10
- 0571322840
- ISBN13
- 9780571322848
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Religious Topics, Love, Classics, 19th century, Adapted for Film, Australia, Australian Literature, Colonialism, Sydney, Booker Prize
- First published
- 1988
- Original title
- Oscar and Lucinda
- Rating
- 3.6 out of 5
- Description
- Oscar Hopkins, the hydrophobic, noisy-kneed son of a preacher, renounces his father's stern religion in favour of the Anglican Church. Lucinda Leplastrier, a frizzy-haired heiress, impulsively buys a glass factory with the inheritance forced on her by a well-intentioned adviser. When the two finally meet, on board a ship to New South Wales, Australia they are bound by their affinity for gambling and risk, their loneliness, and their awkwardly blossoming mutual affection. Love will prove to be their ultimate gamble.