Chances [Kindle Edition] Author: Jackie Collins | Language: English | ISBN:
B0089EIST4 | Format: PDF, EPUB
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You can download Download Chances for everyone book with Mediafire Link Download Link From "Lucky" to "Lady Boss" to "Vendetta: Lucky's Revenge" and "Dangerous Kiss"… Jackie Collins’ sizzling Lucky Santangelo saga all began with CHANCES.
The book that made Jackie Collins one of America’s favorite authors sweeps you from the sophisticated playgrounds of Europe to the glittering gambling palaces of Las Vegas.
It plunges you into the reckless, dangerous world of the Santangelo crime family. It introduces you to Gino Santangelo, the street kid who makes it all the way to the top.
And then brings you Lucky—his sensual, stunningly beautiful, and passionate daughter; a woman who dares to win her father’s empire for herself; a woman unafraid of taking… CHANCES. Direct download links available for Download Chances [Kindle Edition]
- File Size: 1106 KB
- Print Length: 801 pages
- Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1849836124
- Publisher: Jackie Collins (June 5, 2012)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B0089EIST4
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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- Lending: Enabled
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,251 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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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