Chances Mass Market Paperback Author: Visit Amazon's Jackie Collins Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0446357170 | Format: PDF, EPUB
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"Should be read under a cold shower." -
The Sun"Ferociously entertaining." - Sunday ExpressFrom the Author
What can I tell you about
CHANCES? Well first off, I loved writing this book. It was a total joy from start to finish, but worth every hard working day. In
CHANCES you get to meet Gino 'The Ram,' who was one of my most favorite characters to write. And of course the crazy, wild, fiercely independent Lucky, Gino's irascible daughter.
CHANCES ranges in time from 1921 to 1977, so expect to take quite a trip! CNN called
CHANCES - "
The Godfather goes to bed." Love it!
Enjoy--Jackie Collins
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- Mass Market Paperback: 816 pages
- Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (August 1, 1991)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0446357170
- ISBN-13: 978-0446357173
- Product Dimensions: 1.7 x 2.7 x 0.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Chances was exactly the right book at the right time for me. I'd been working very hard and needed a break. Happily, the next weekend was sunny and I was able to spend a lot of it out in the garden with my pink yoga mat (same shade as the book cover, incidentally), a pillow, and this book.
Chances starts in 1977, as crime boss Gino Santangelo is on his way back to New York after a period of exile. Daughter Lucky, who has been running the show in his absence, isn't thrilled and a power struggle seems to be in the offing. Meanwhile, socialite Carrie is on her way to Harlem in response to a mysterious message which she thinks relates to the dark secrets in her past. The date is Wednesday, July 13th. Ring any bells? Not for me, so the blackout came as a surprise, throwing the characters' lives into chaos.
The 1977 storyline is intertwined with the backstories, told in flashback, of Gino and Carrie, and finally all three strands come together - with a twist. I enjoyed all three narratives, but got especially absorbed in the story of Carrie, a young black girl sold into prostitution in the 1920s by her abusive family.
Gino, brought up by a series of foster parents, comes from a similarly bleak background. He chooses a criminal career because it offers scope for his ambitions, which his legitimate job as a mechanic doesn't. His early jobs as a getaway driver are risky, but so is working under cars: a friend is nearly killed when the jack holding up the Cadillac he is working on collapses. At twenty Gino is building a bootleg empire. At forty, wealthy, feared and respected, he is building Las Vegas. But he has to pay a terrible price for his success, and in more than one way.
His daughter, Lucky, is probably Jackie Collins's best-known character.
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