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The novel tells the story of the meeting of Englishman Oscar Hopkins and Australian heiress Lucinda Leplastrier when they are both aboard a ship headed to Australia. As they get to know each other, they realize that they are both heavy gamblers.
Plot introduction. The book tells the story of Oscar Hopkins, an Anglican priest from Devon and son of a Plymouth Brethren minister, and Lucinda Leplastrier, a young Australian heiress who buys a glass factory. They meet on the ship over to Australia, and discover that they are both gamblers, one obsessive, the other compulsive.
- Peter Carey
- 1988
Jan 1, 2001 · ”In order that I exist, two gamblers, one Obsessive, the other Compulsive, must meet. A door must open at a certain time.” The narrator is the great-grandson of Oscar Hopkins, and in this passage there followed an explanation of the other criteria that were necessary for Oscar and Lucinda to have met, which ultimately led to the family line surviving through the generations resulting in ...
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Feb 29, 2024 · “Oscar and Lucinda” by Peter Carey is a novel set in 19th-century Australia, weaving a tale of love, fate, and ambition. The story revolves around the lives of Oscar Hopkins and Lucinda Leplastrier, two unconventional individuals whose chance meeting aboard a ship leads to a profound and tumultuous relationship.
Lucinda drives Oscar home to St. John’s vicarage, where they play cards until the belligerent housekeeper discovers them the next morning. The scandal is made public, and Oscar is cast from...
Dec 17, 2021 · This is a story to fall into. When you read it (and you should) I recommend you set aside some time to become lost in the world of Peter Carey’s Oscar & Lucinda. This is one I did not want to end. BOOK RATING: The Story 5 /5 ; The Writing 4.5 / 5 — Overall 4.75.
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After a brief trip to England, Lucinda returns to Australia on the same ship that Oscar Hopkins has taken. Seeing that he is a man of God, and a most unthreatening one at that, Lucinda asks...
