Lucky's

Description:
Lucky's is a story of family.
A story about migration.
It is also about a man called Lucky.
His restaurant chain.
A fire that changed everything.
A New Yorker article which might save a career.
The mystery of a missing father.
An impostor who got the girl.
An unthinkable tragedy.
A roll of the dice.
And a story of love - lost, sought and won again (at last).

Following a trail of cause and effect that spans decades, this unforgettable epic tells a story about lives bound together by the pursuit of love, family, and new beginnings.


WINNER OF THE READINGS PRIZE FOR NEW AUSTRALIAN FICTION 2021
SHORTLISTED FOR THE MUD LITERARY PRIZE 2021
SHORTLISTED FOR ABIA MATT RICHELL NEW WRITER OF THE YEAR 2021
SHORTLISTED FOR THE MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY AWARD 2021
SHORTLISTED FOR THE PRIME MINISTER'S LITERARY AWARDS FOR FICTION 2021
HIGHLY COMMENDED FOR 2021 ARA HISTORIAL NOVEL PRIZE


Praise for Lucky's

'Andrew Pippos has written an unforgettable epic with Australian humour and Greek tragedian turns on every page. Such skill and heart and love pulses through this debut!' - Alice Pung

'A sweeping, sprawling family epic of heartbreak, hope, and redemption. This is the debut of a born storyteller.' - Liam Pieper

'Affecting, authentic and tender' - Rebecca Starford

'A gorgeous novel of wonderful characters, Lucky's is the real deal and I didn't want it to stop. I was so caught up in the casual charm of this book that I kept being sideswiped by the excellent turns of its plot, and the wise, sometimes disturbing things it has to say about fate, luck and family over the sweep of de