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    Chances Part 1: Gino's Story
    Chances Part 1: Gino's Story
    Chances Part 1: Gino's Story
    Audiobook (abridged)2 hours

    Chances Part 1: Gino's Story

    Written by Jackie Collins

    Narrated by Jackie Collins

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    The book that introduced the world to Lucky Santangelo, offered in a special, two-part audio adaptation read by Jackie Collins—the unforgettable saga of the woman who conquered Las Vegas in Lucky and became Hollywood's top Lady Boss, the hot-blooded beauty who millions of readers know as a gambler, a lover, and a woman who's never afraid to take chances.

    He started with nothing and built an empire. She was born to bad times and lived through much worse. Orphans and outlaws alike, Gino Satangelo and Carrie Jones were survivors in a harsh, loveless world...a passionate young Italian and an exotic dark beauty whose chance meeting yields a secret that can't be spoken for years to come...

    From the luxury of Park Avenue to the early days of Las Vegas, the raw heat of jazz-era Harlem to the brutality of gangland Chicago, the Santangelo saga begins to unfold—a tale of secrets, betrayal, and unbridled lust that sets the stage for one of the most unforgettable heroines that Jackie Collins ever created...the incomparable Lucky Santangelo.

    Now in this intimate recording, Jackie Collins takes you further into the fast-lane world of Lucky Santangelo than ever before. Listen for yourself as she delivers a superstar performance that captures all of the passion and breathless suspense that have made her the undisputed queen of glamorous fiction.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateAug 1, 1991
    ISBN9780743542593
    Chances Part 1: Gino's Story
    Author

    Jackie Collins

    Jackie Collins has been called a “raunchy moralist” by the director Louis Malle and “Hollywood’s own Marcel Proust” by Vanity Fair. With over 500 million copies of her books sold in more than forty countries, and with thirty-two New York Times bestsellers to her credit, she is one of the world’s top-selling novelists. Six of her novels have been adapted for film or TV. Collins was awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) by the Queen of England in 2013 for her services to literature and charity. When accepting the honor she said to the Queen, “Not bad for a school drop-out”—a revelation capturing her belief that both passion and determination can lead to big dreams coming true. She lived in Beverly Hills where she had a front-row seat to the lives she so accurately captured in her compulsive plotlines. She was a creative force, a trailblazer for women in fiction, and in her own words “a kick-ass writer!” Her fascinating life as a writer and icon is explored in the CNN Films and Netflix documentary Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story. Discover more at JackieCollins.com.

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    • 5/5
      Feelin' Lucky? The Santangelo clan star in this, the first of a series featuring Gino Santangelo, and his two children: Dario, and the vixen Lucky.

      Chances is a glamorous tale of lies, ruthlessness, murder and deceit, as only Jackie Collins?the "Queen of Glamorous Fiction"?can present it. This is a very good read; difficult to put down; worthy of five stars.

      A must-read. But be sure to read Chances first, as it is the debut of the entire Santangelo series.
    • 5/5
      This is a huge, engrossing, utterly addictive book. Jackie Collins is excellent if you're looking for a real page-turner, and this is a great place to start.
    • 2/5
      Trashy late 70s, early 80s fun
    • 4/5
      Jackie is a fabulous storyteller but she is not a narrator. Good story regardless
    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed this book. Gino, Costa, Lucky, Carrie and Steven are very likeable characters. I was reading this book all night. Even when I had to put it down to get a little sleep I kept thinking about them and wondering what is happening with them. I hated to see it end.
    • 3/5
      Best story but a professional narrator would have pushed this to a five star review
    • 5/5
      This book was absolutely phenomenal - the best portrayal of a crime family immersed in drugs and the glittery casino life I've read yet.