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Lottery
The lottery is the ultimate dream: unimaginable instant wealth-and someone has to win.
Twelve…sixteen…twenty-three…three…twenty-seven…thirty-four. Every week Christine Quinn uses the same numbers. Special numbers, numbers with a story each one a turning point in her life.
Tonight the lottery is worth a magical £2 million and Christine is the only winner! A millionaire twice over.
Catapulted into the world of the super-rich, Christine can have everything she has ever dreamed of. It is a chance to start a new life in a beautiful home, with exotic holidays, glamorous clothes. And when Mark comes into her life, there is the hope of the loving relationship she never had. She has the world at her feet.
Then from the dark shadows of her nightmare past her ex-husband appears, demanding a share in her fortune, threatening to destroy her fragile new-found happiness.
But Christine Quinn is a fighter and this time she will not give up so easily.
A spellbinding saga of riches, drama and romance.
Twelve…sixteen…twenty-three…three…twenty-seven…thirty-four. Every week Christine Quinn uses the same numbers. Special numbers, numbers with a story each one a turning point in her life.
Tonight the lottery is worth a magical £2 million and Christine is the only winner! A millionaire twice over.
Catapulted into the world of the super-rich, Christine can have everything she has ever dreamed of. It is a chance to start a new life in a beautiful home, with exotic holidays, glamorous clothes. And when Mark comes into her life, there is the hope of the loving relationship she never had. She has the world at her feet.
Then from the dark shadows of her nightmare past her ex-husband appears, demanding a share in her fortune, threatening to destroy her fragile new-found happiness.
But Christine Quinn is a fighter and this time she will not give up so easily.
A spellbinding saga of riches, drama and romance.
288 pages, Paperback
Published September 1, 1993
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About the author
Michael Scott
186 books6,854 followersIrish-born Michael Scott began writing over thirty years ago, and is one of Ireland's most successful and prolific authors, with over one hundred titles to his credit, spanning a
variety of genres, including Fantasy, Science Fiction and Folklore.
He writes for both adults and young adults and is published in thirty-seven countries, in over twenty languages.
Praised for his “unparalleled contribution to children’s literature,” by the Guide to Children’s
Books, Michael Scott was the Writer in Residence during Dublin’s tenure as European City of Culture in 1991, and was featured in the 2006 edition of Who’s Who in Ireland as one of the 1000
most “significant Irish.”
variety of genres, including Fantasy, Science Fiction and Folklore.
He writes for both adults and young adults and is published in thirty-seven countries, in over twenty languages.
Praised for his “unparalleled contribution to children’s literature,” by the Guide to Children’s
Books, Michael Scott was the Writer in Residence during Dublin’s tenure as European City of Culture in 1991, and was featured in the 2006 edition of Who’s Who in Ireland as one of the 1000
most “significant Irish.”
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November 14, 2023
I found this book a bit messy. I liked the core story, but there were certain elements (mainly, those to do with the past abuse), which I found unnecessary and disconnected.
February 8, 2026
a good feel-good book that wasn't just ponies and rainbows. the writing was good, though very easy to read. 5/5!
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