tragicomedy about a household in the wake of an unexpected death. With its note-perfect narration, mordant wit and wonderfully neurotic cast of characters, Luck shows how death can reveal life in all its absurdity and complexity. This scintillating comedy of manners is also a profound meditation on fate, love, and artifice." Prizes and honours 1978 Books in Canada First Novel Award, for Abra 1992 Marian Engel Award 2001 Shortlist, Trillium Book Award, for Critical Injuries 2002 Longlist, Man Booker Prize, for Critical Injuries 2005 Nominee, Scotiabank Giller Prize, for Luck 2005 Huron University College medal of distinction Bibliography Abra (1978) (UK title: Gaining Ground) McGraw-Hill Ryerson Dancing in the Dark (1982) Macmillan of Canada Duet for Three (1985) Family News (1989) Plain Jane (1992) Charlotte and Claudia Keeping in Touch (1994) Some Things About Flying (1997) Key Porter Books Getting Over Edgar (1999) Key Porter Books Critical Injuries (2001) Key Porter Books Luck (2005) Alfred Knopf Canada Exit Lines (2009) Alfred Knopf Canada References 20th-century Canadian novelists 21st-century Canadian novelists 1946 births Living people Writers from London, Ontario University of Western Ontario alumni Canadian women novelists 20th-century Canadian women writers 21st-century Canadian women writers Amazon.ca First Novel Award winners