Richards, David Adams, 1950-

The lost highway : a novel / David Adams Richards. - Anchor Canada ed. - Toronto : Anchor Canada, 2008. - 393 p. ; 21 cm.

"For 20 years, Alex Chapman has been at war with his great-uncle James, popularly known as "The Tyrant." Disillusioned and ill-tempered Alex blames his great-uncle for ruining his chance at happiness with his one true love, Minnie, who married another. When Alex finds out that his uncle has won a winning lottery ticket worth 13 million dollars, he knows immediately that his uncle must never see the money. This novel is a chilling study of what happens to men and women when moral questions become matters of life and death."--Publisher.

ISBN: 9780385664974 : $21.00

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 20089011597

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Judgment (Ethics)--Fiction.
Avarice--Fiction.
Betrayal--Fiction.
Revenge--Moral and ethical aspects--Fiction.
Uncles--Fiction.
Lottery winners--Fiction.
Canadian fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Psychological fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: C813/.54