http://www.3aw.com.au/bookofthemonthWin 3AW's Book of the Month, 'Fortune Cookie' by Bryce Courtenay The creative revolution coming out of New York in the 1960s has changed Australian advertising from a deeply conservative business run by dull reactionary ad managers into an exciting new career opportunity for ambitious young writers and artists.
This New York led creative revolution is just gaining momentum when young Simon Koo, an aspiring artist and ambitious advertising executive accepts the offer as Creative Director at Samuel Oswald Wing, run by the three powerful Wing brothers in Singapore.
Keen to create his own advertising triumph in Asia, Simon throws himself into the hard-drinking life of an expat in a city full of beautiful women, only to discover that beneath the electric atmosphere there lies a moribund advertising industry that is very hard to crack.
Added to this challenge, Simon is falling in love with the one woman he is forbidden – for reasons neither she nor any one else will explain. Just who is Mercy B. Lord, the extremely stunning and incredibly smart woman initially assigned with the task of his familiarisation? And why does she mysteriously, inexplicably disappear every Thursday?
With the help of Dansford Docker, the new Chief Executive from LA whose unpredictable exuberance is matched only by his appetite for liquid lunches and girlie bars – Simon tastes success with his campaigns for Big Lather, Texas Tiger, Citizen Watches and his biggest local account yet – for the government; the Singapore Tourist Promotions Board.
But none of this matters when the woman he’s fallen in love with disappears altogether. Simon finds himself drawn in to a dangerous game with rules that even he doesn’t understand and a world of crime and espionage – drugs, kidnapping, and even murder.
Set in a city rapidly growing-up in the aftermath of World War II and amidst the political landscape of the escalating Vietnam War, Fortune Cookie is at once a sexy love story, a mystery of intrigue and adventure and a rollicking insight into the advertising game; whether it be for consumer product, national identity, or the trade of heroin and flesh.
With a nod to his career in advertising, Bryce Courtenay’s new novel Fortune Cookie is a brilliant read; smart, funny, and masterful storytelling at its best.
For your chance to win your copy of this fantastic new book, simply fill out the online ballot form and in the answer field answer this one simple question -
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE BRYCE COURTENAY NOVEL AND WHY? Good luck! All winners will receive a copy of Fortune Cookie in the post!
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