The Sucker's Kiss by Alan Parker

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It is during the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 that seven-year-old Thomas Moran finds himself accidentally embarking on his dubious career as a pickpocket. He grows to manhood t ravelling from state to state across America through Prohibition and the Depression; into the frenzied highs of the Hootchy-Kootchy and the dying vineyards of California. Italian and Chinese gangsters, con-artists, corrupt clergy, and speak-easy bootleggers all play a part in Tommy's destiny, but it is his great love Effie who offers him the chance to change his future, and tries to save him from himself. This 2004 Sceptre Paperback is in good condition. ISBN: 9780340828458 SKU: 1519365 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book. Show more