A Letter to a Lucky Man
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Leschenault Press
Published:5th Nov '20
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
From the author of Chasing Shadows and Arthur's Dead comes a new thriller with a nautical twist. Curtis Cardinali, Italian heritage, Northern Irish born and bred, engineer and amateur sailor, his has been an intriguing life. From council house beginnings to a leader of industry, from the shopfloors of hard-line unions, to luxury spa hotel breaks with his growing family, throughout it all he has been lucky. Even a letter that broke his teenage heart turned out to be a blessing in disguise. It was only ever a letter to a lucky man. But Curtis's life is about to be rocked in a way he could never have foreseen. Curtis Cardinali, Italian heritage, Northern Irish born and bred, engineer and amateur sailor, his has been an intriguing life. From council house beginnings to a leader of industry, from the shopfloors of hard-line unions, to luxury spa hotel breaks with his growing family, throughout it all he has been lucky. Even a letter that broke his teenage heart turned out to be a blessing in disguise. It was only ever a letter to a lucky man. But Curtis's life is about to be rocked in a way he could never have foreseen.
"If you read Tom Jobling's latest novel on holiday you'll hope it rains every day. A Letter to a Lucky Man is not merely a deftly plotted read-at-one-sitting thriller, but a warm and human, rite of passage tale that charts the journey of a boy to mature adulthood as he grapples with the choices that could throw him off course. The humble and modest hero thinks himself lucky, but luck is a choice, and it's not easy to make the right choices, or even be honest, in a world where most get by taking the line of least resistance. Uplifting throughout." DAVE SELBY: Columnist, Practical Boat Owner; "From the crashing start, through upwind stretches and downwind easy times, Jobling's story of the three generational Cardinali family keeps us on our toes till the gentle end." BETTY ARMSTRONG, freelance maritime journalist & correspondent for afloat.ie; "Thomas Jobling uses his personal experiences and his knowledge of the seas and the dramatic headlands of Northern Ireland's Antrim coast to spin a fascinating tale, whereby a family man and leader of industry gets involved with some unsavoury individuals and ultimately becomes a police 'person of interest'." TONY KENNEDY, Chair of the John Hewitt Society
ISBN: 9780648949619
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
298 pages