HERES LUCK

<P>A wild and uproarious masterpiece set in Sydney during the early depression years it 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 materialize to enliven the parties that Gudgeon and son hold in their increasingly derelict home.<BR>Originally published during the Great Depression <EM>Here's Luck</EM>  was essential reading for those needing cheering up and Lower's genuine style - a blend of realism absurdity satire and wit - has rendered his work timeless.</P> <P> 'It remains pre-eminently Australia's funniest book as ageless as <EM>Pickwick</EM> or <EM>tom Sawyer</EM> a work of 'weird genius' as one reviewer put it written by a Chaplin of words' - Cyril Pearl<BR>'Gloriously disreputable; mercilessly funny' - Richard Glover </P> <P> </P>