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THE PERFECT PLAY (Paperback)
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006058548X
$13.95
Oct 2005
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352 pages
www.harpercollins.com
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Synopsis
Playing the cards life has dealt her has left Audrey Unger anxious,
obsessive and without a sense of direction. Audrey's professional
poker-playing father left her and her mother behind when she was
eleven, his only explanation a note that advised that "one day you'll
understand this was probably for the best." Now, about to turn
thirty-three and poised on the edge of her own midlife crisis -- one
that has her sorting her peas into prime number groups -- Audrey makes
the decision to try to find him. She's prepared to risk everything in
her attempt to understand him, and to finally ask what made him choose
poker over his only daughter.
Big Louie is the key to her father's gambling world -- as well
as an agoraphobic, ill-tempered card genius who hasn�t left his
apartment in more than two years! Fighting his own phobias, he takes
Audrey on a journey of self-discovery, guiding her through the
subtleties of professional poker and igniting her passion for the
thrill of high-stakes gambling that her father found so alluring.
Shuffling a hand that includes an overprotective boyfriend, twin
magician stepbrothers and a Las Vegas con man, Audrey is propelled to a
play a final game of poker that will change her life forever.
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 THE BIG BLIND (4 Aug 2003)  THE BIG BLIND (Paperback) (13 Sep 2004)  THE PERFECT PLAY (US) (May 2004)  THE PERFECT PLAY (Oct 2005)
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THE PERFECT PLAY (US Paperback)
(Oct 2005)
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www.buy.com is listing a different cover variant to the Perfect Play. I am assuming this is only for the US version.
It is also selling for less than Amazon,
and if you spend over $25 at Buy.com, shipping is free. I've bought a
lot of DVDs from Buy.com and they're fast and reliable.
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From www.buy.com
THE PERFECT PLAY (Paperback)
(Oct 2005)
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The Perfect Play (Paperback)
Author: Louise Wener
ISBN: 006058548X
Format: Paperback
Publish Date: 10/1/2005
Pages: 352
Publisher: Perennial
Annotation:
Audrey's father is a poker shark, and now that she's well into her
30s, she's thinking that maybe poker is her destiny, too. With Big
Louie as her mentor, Audrey embarks on a poker odyssey that lands her
in Las Vegas. But what about her devoted boyfriend, Joe? And her plans
for marriage and children and career? As she gambles for high stakes,
the heroine of this witty novel learns about more than poker. Before
she turned to writing fiction, the author, Louise Wener, was the lead
singer for the British pop band Sleeper.
Praise
Publishers Weekly
"[A] nervy, crackling novel....Emotional but never
sentimental, Wener's novel is full of wisdom about luck and skill,
grace and nerve...." 03/01/2004
Kirkus
"[E]ngaging prose and endearing characters bode well for Wener's new career." 04/15/2004
From www.amazon.co.uk, thanks to wener.cjb.net
The Perfect Play
Louise Wener
UK: �7.68
Edition: Paperback
Not yet published: you may still order this title. We will dispatch it to you when we receive it from the publisher.
Product Details:
Paperback 352 pages (October 1, 2005)
Publisher: Perennial
Language: English
ISBN: 006058548X
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