The Left and the Lucky

Willy Vlautin

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Eddie Wilkens runs his own house-painting business. Forty-something and living alone, he just wants to take life one day at a time. When his eight-year-old neighbour, Russell, starts hanging around, Eddie sees that this small kid - with his single mother working nights and his violent older brother - is struggling to keep his head above water, and so tries to help. Equal parts heart wrenching and uplifting, 'The Left and the Lucky' is a portrait of this unusual friendship - the ways hurt shatters people and the compassionate acts that can, maybe, hold some of those pieces together.


Author(s): Vlautin, Willy
Binding: Hardback
Date of Publication: 07/05/2026
Pagination: 224 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Published By: Faber & Faber
Book Classification: Fiction: general & literary|Narrative theme: Coming of age|Narrative theme: Coming of age|Narrative theme: Coming of age
Dimensions: 216 x 135
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ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780571384792

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