Lucky You

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Carl Hiaasen: Lucky You (1997, Knopf)

Hardcover

English language

Published Nov. 4, 1997 by Knopf.

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Lucky You is a 1997 novel by Carl Hiaasen. It is set in Florida, and recounts the story of JoLayne Lucks, a black woman who is one of two winners of a lottery. The book parodies paranoid militia movement groups that believe in somewhat bizarre conspiracy theories. It also takes a satiric look at the fictional community of Grange, Florida, (based on the real community of Cassadaga) and its cottage tourist industry based on the "discovery" of various religious miracles. A theatrical adaptation premiered in Edinburgh in 2008.

15 editions

Subjects

  • Action & Adventure
  • Humorous
  • Non-Classifiable
  • Fiction - General