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The sucker's kiss

During the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, seven-year-old Thomas Moran finds himself accidentally embarking on a career in pickpocketing. In the following years he becomes a master of his dubious craft and grows to manhood traveling from state to state across America. His picaresque journey takes him through Prohibition and the Depression; into the desperate highs of the Hootchy-Kootchy and the dying vineyards of California, accompanied by an array of richly drawn characters frantically clutching at the crumbling American dream. Italian and Chinese gangsters, con artists, corrupt clergy, and speakeasy bootleggers all have a part to play in Tommy's destiny, but it is Effie, the great love of his life, who offers him the chance to change his future, and tries to save him from himself. Colorfully written, engaging, and richly evocative of an extraordinary period in American history, The Sucker's Kiss marks the literary debut of a master storyteller.

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  • "Accidentally stumbling into a pickpocket career during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Thomas Moran becomes a master thief and meets a host of colorful characters in search of the American dream."
  • "During the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, seven-year-old Thomas Moran finds himself accidentally embarking on a career in pickpocketing. In the following years he becomes a master of his dubious craft and grows to manhood traveling from state to state across America. His picaresque journey takes him through Prohibition and the Depression; into the desperate highs of the Hootchy-Kootchy and the dying vineyards of California, accompanied by an array of richly drawn characters frantically clutching at the crumbling American dream. Italian and Chinese gangsters, con artists, corrupt clergy, and speakeasy bootleggers all have a part to play in Tommy's destiny, but it is Effie, the great love of his life, who offers him the chance to change his future, and tries to save him from himself. Colorfully written, engaging, and richly evocative of an extraordinary period in American history, The Sucker's Kiss marks the literary debut of a master storyteller."@en
  • "Een 7-jarige jongen ontdekt vlak na de aardbeving in San Francisco in 1906 dat hij talent heeft voor zakkenrollen en begint hierin een succesvolle carrière."
  • "It is during the San Fransisco earthquake of 1906 that seven-year-old Thomas Moran finds himself accidentally embarking on a career in pick-pocketing. In the years that follow he becomes a master of his dubious craft and grows to manhood travelling from state to state across America. Gangsters, con-artists, corrupt clergy and speak-easy bootleggers all have a part to play in Tommy's destiny, but it is Effie, the great love of his life, that offers him the chance to change his future. Colourfully written, engaging and richly evocative of an extraordinary period in American history, THE SUCKER'S KISS marks the literary debut of a master storyteller."@en

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  • "Bildungsromans"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Picaresque fiction"@en
  • "History"
  • "History"@en

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  • "De judaskus"
  • "The sucker's kiss"
  • "The sucker's kiss"@en
  • "El beso del incauto"

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