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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What makes a responsible British school
teacher leave his wife and 11-year-old daughter to hang with a slimy
card shark named Jimmy Silk Socks? Poker. The adrenalin-pumping,
mind-lasering thrill of poker.
Afraid she'll repeat her dad's mistakes,
Audrey is a reluctant gambler with uncanny ability. But in the end,
like her dad, she can't resist the allure of the game.
The Perfect Play is the highly
entertaining story of Audrey's search for her deserting dad, her torrid
affair with gambling and her friendship with Big Louie, an agoraphobic
card master. Abandonment issues have never been so funny. (Related
excerpt: Read the first chapter of The Perfect Play)
HarperCollins.com
has some new information in regards to Louise Wener's book, "The
Perfect Play" (which was previously published in the UK under the
title, "The Big Blind".)
What's interesting about this version of
the book is that it is meant for the U.S. readers. There will be a
national marketing campaign, including:
National print advertising
National broadcast and print media campaign
Author appearances in Los Angeles and New York City
Postcard campaign
On-line promotion
Here is the information as written on their website:
A funny and heartfelt novel of high-stakes poker, lost love and
gambling on oneself, Louise Wener's The Perfect Play is the story of a
woman who can find happiness only by discovering the answer to the
question that has haunted her since she was eleven years old.
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.
With
extraordinary perception and emotional insight, Louise Wener captures
the comedy, pathos and drama that mark each of our lives in this
compelling page-turner that exposes the dark underworld of real Las
Vegas poker. Smart, absorbing and addictive, The Perfect Play introduces a writer with an edgy and entertaining style all her own.
Imprint:
William Morrow; ISBN: 0060585471; On Sale: 04/06/2004; Format:
Hardcover; Subformat: ; Length: ; Trimsize: 6 1/8 x 9 Rough; Pages:
352; $24.95; $0.00(CAN)
In addition to the book information, you can keep track of the latest HarperCollins news for Lousie Wener via their Author Tracker.
08/11/2004 01:08:47
