Lottery

Patricia Wood

From Shelf: Women's Prize for Fiction shortlisted titles out of print

Perry's IQ is only 76, but he's not stupid. His grandmother taught him everything he needs to know to survive. When Gram dies, Perry is left orphaned. Then he wins twelve million dollars and he finds he has more family than he knows what to do with.

Perry's IQ is only 76, but he's not stupid. His grandmother taught him everything he needs to know to survive: She taught him to write things down so he won't forget them. She taught him to play the lottery every week. And most important, she taught him whom to trust. When Gram dies, Perry is left orphaned and bereft at the age of thirty-one. Then he wins twelve million dollars with his weekly Washington State Lottery ticket, and he finds he has more family than he knows what to do with. Peopled with characters both wicked and heroic who leap off the pages, "Lottery" is a deeply satisfying, gorgeously rendered novel about trust, loyalty, and what distinguishes us as capable.

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