The Lowlife by Alexander Baron
Harryboy is lowlife, scum. But if he leaves the track after the thirteenth race quids in, everyone will say, there goes Harryboy Boas, King of the Track. Trouble starts for Harryboy when the Deaners move into his Hackney boarding house. Quicker than he can place a bet on a dog, Harryboy finds himself the admired hero and evil genius of the family, particularly for the child Gregory. Yet Harryboy is also the victim of a secret guilt of his own, something unknown even to his doting sister, Debbie, ensconced in her nouveau riche Finchley mansion. As the debts from his addictions grow, Harryboy sinks deeper into a criminal underworld where violence and revenge are the inevitable consequences of not paying one s debts. In this beautifully observed study of an East End Jewish gambler, long a cult novel, Alexander Baron created a memorable portrait of a particular London milieu.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781860468292 |
| ISBN 10 | 1860468292 |
| Title | The Lowlife |
| Author | Alexander Baron |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2001-04-05 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |