Author(s): Lennie Lower

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Still considered one of Australia's funniest books ever, Here's Luck is Lennie Lower's most inspired lunacy. Here's Luck, Lennie Lower's wild and uproarious masterpiece, is set in Sydney during the early depression years and follows the hilarious exploits of its hero and narrator, Jack Gudgeon. Deserted by his long-suffering wife and gorgon-like sister-in-law, Gudgeon and his dreamy, disaster-prone teenage son, Stanley, manage to stumble into a never-ending series of adventures and catastrophes from which they invariably emerge with monumental hangovers. They are joined by a wonderful assortment of eccentric characters, who always materialise to enliven the parties that Gudgeon and son hold in their increasingly derelict home.