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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. His final book, completed a few months before his death in 2012. Great story spanning depression era Canada through war and post war Las Vegas and Africa then England. Great characters and story-line. Things he did so well. ( ) I finished listening to the Jack of Diamonds today and was sad to see that I had reached the end of the story. It was the nest book I have listened to for some time. I stress 'listen' as the narrator's accents, Canadian, Italian, American, South African, German and Australian were, in my opinion, perfect. Was the story line plausible...possibly. Was it a good read...definitely. A five star, favourite book does not come along very often. Does it have a Mature Adult rating...definitely. Language which fits the setting. So you have been warned. It may not read as well as it sounded as an audio book. I loved it. Just a pity there will not be any more. This was the last book written by Bryce Courtenay prior to his passing. It was supposed to be the first of a series with this main character. Unfortunately he learnt about his prognosis and that he would not survive long enough to write the second installment. As a result there is a summary chapter at the end of this book of what was to follow in the series so that some closure could be had to the story. It's sad to know that there will not be any more books to add to the Bryce Courtenay collection, and I have enjoyed receiving his books for Christmas every year for as long as I can remember. My first Bryce Courtenay book. And I must say I wasn't disappointed. The story follows Jack Spayd from childhood in the slums of Toronto during the Great Depression. Through the various life decisions he makes to become a great Jazz pianist and more than useful poker player. Unfortunately he falls foul of the Mafia in Las Vegas and high tails it to Africa, where unfortunately he falls foul of the miners he works with. But it all ends well in London. A very entertaining book in which the master storyteller really shows his skill. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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Born and raised in a poor, working-class family in Toronto, Jack Spayd is the son of an unhappy marriage. But when he is given a harmonica as a young boy, he discovers a talent for music that will change his life forever. After being taken under the wing of 'Miss Frostbite', The owner of a local jazz club, Jack becomes a gifted musician, playing piano and harmonica. After the death of his mother, he travels to Las Vegas and finds work in the clubs there, but is increasingly drawn to gambling. He earns a reputation as a good player, which brings him To The attention of the mafia. Jack wants to join the professional circuit, and to do that he needs serious money behind him. It's this need that sees him travel to the Belgian Congo, where he's heard it's possible to earn big money working in the most dangerous parts of the local copper mines. He gradually falls in love with Africa and then with a beautiful Ethiopian woman. They move to London, where they bring up a daughter who becomes a supermodel. In a dramatic twist, The story returns to Africa - and to a fortune in diamonds. Jack of Diamonds is the story of a young, talented man, fighting to achieve his ambitions, and having to use his considerable talents to find his way in a perilous world. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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