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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Michaels, Sean, 1982-     Subjects     Fortune -- Fiction.     Comedians -- Fiction.     Stand-up comedy -- Fiction.     Supermarkets -- Employees -- Fiction.     Montréal (Québec) -- Fiction     Browse Catalog     by author:      Michaels, Sean, 1982-       by title:      The wagers / Sean Mi...       by call number:      FICTION MIC     Search the Web     Michaels, Sean, 1982-     Fortune -- Fiction.     Comedians -- Fiction.     Stand-up comedy -- Fiction.     Supermarkets -- Employees -- Fiction.     Montréal (Québec) -- Fiction       MARC Display

The wagers / Sean Michaels. by Michaels, Sean, 1982- Random House Canada, 2019. Call #: FICTION MIC Subjects Fortune -- Fiction.   Comedians -- Fiction.   Stand-up comedy -- Fiction.   Supermarkets -- Employees -- Fiction.   Montréal (Québec) -- Fiction ISBN:  9780735278110 (hc) Description:  384 p. ; 23 cm. Summary:  "Scotiabank Giller-winner Sean Michaels is back with his widely anticipated second novel, The Wagers, a deeply satisfying story of long odds, magical heists and the dizzying gamble of life. Where does luck come from? What is it worth? And how much of it do you need to be happy? Theo Potiris is a grocer and a comedian who never repeats his jokes. After 15 years of open mikes, he's still waiting for his break -- bicycling to the comedy club at night, stacking plums at his family's grand and ramshackle supermarket by day. His girlfriend is halfway around the world, searching for enlightenment with a patron who happens to be the richest man on Earth, and when two other loved-ones get struck by bolts from the blue, Theo decides he can't keep chasing his old dreams any longer. He resolves to trade his wishes in, pursuing a bigger score. Here Sean Michaels' novel takes a surprise left turn, away from the price of milk and into a shabby, beautiful, imaginary Montreal where peacocks strut on street corners and gamblers bet on sunny days. Theo uncovers a mysterious association of sports-obsessed mathematicians, The Rabbit's Foot, which is turning probability into riches, and the vigilante No Name Gang, who steal luck from those who have taken more than their fair share. Bursting with sheer story-telling pleasure and stylish prose, The Wagers carries you along on wave after wave of invention -- a literary motorcycle chase that soon has you wondering about the randomness of good fortune and all the ways we choose to wage our lives."--Publisher. Genre:  Literary fiction. Canadian fiction. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Fiction FICTION MIC Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Fiction FICTION MIC Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Captain William Spry Public Library Adult Fiction FICTION MIC Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Fiction FICTION MIC Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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