adors ▁of ▁the ▁Com or os ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Am b ass adors ▁of ▁the ▁Com or os ▁to ▁Canada ▁Category : Am b ass adors ▁of ▁the ▁Com or os ▁to ▁Cuba ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Oscar ▁and ▁Luc inda ▁is ▁a ▁novel ▁by ▁Australian ▁author ▁Peter ▁Care y ▁which ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Book er ▁Prize ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Mil es ▁Franklin ▁Award . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁short list ed ▁for ▁The ▁Best ▁of ▁the ▁Book er . ▁ ▁Plot ▁introduction ▁It ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁Oscar ▁Hop kins , ▁the ▁Dev onian ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁P ly mouth ▁Bre th ren ▁minister ▁who ▁becomes ▁an ▁Ang lic an ▁priest , ▁and ▁Luc inda ▁Le pl ast rier , ▁a ▁young ▁Australian ▁he ir ess ▁who ▁bu ys ▁a ▁glass ▁factory . ▁They ▁meet ▁on ▁the ▁ship ▁over ▁to ▁Australia , ▁and ▁discover ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁both ▁g amb lers , ▁one ▁obs ess ive , ▁the ▁other ▁comp uls ive . ▁Luc inda ▁bet s ▁Oscar ▁that ▁he ▁cannot ▁transport ▁a ▁glass ▁church ▁from ▁Sydney ▁to ▁a ▁remote ▁settlement ▁at ▁Bell ingen , ▁some ▁ 4 0 0   km ▁up ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁coast . ▁This ▁bet ▁changes ▁both ▁their ▁lives ▁forever . ▁ ▁In sp iration ▁The ▁novel ▁partly ▁takes ▁its ▁insp iration ▁from ▁Father ▁and ▁Son , ▁the ▁aut obi ography ▁of