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Hello, is that Jonathan Rendall?'
'Speaking.'
'My name's Rachel Cugnoni. I'm calling from Yellow Jersey Press and I have a proposal for you. I'm looking for someone to give GBP12,000 to but the catch is they have to spend it all on gambling - horses, the dogs, casinos, boxing, golf, footie, that sort of thing - and then write a book about it. Any profits made are entirely that person's but if they lose it all I still want my book. It's high risk but without wanting to assume too much, I've heard a bit about you and somehow I thought it may appeal. Think about it - you'd have the opportunity to lay some serious bets offering serious returns, you could play hard ball in poker games for once, even go to Vegas and, as I said, those winnings are yours to blow in whatever way you wish'.
'When do I start?
About the Author
Jonathan Rendall was born in 1964. He was educated at Campion School, Athens, and Magdalen College, Oxford. His first book, This Bloody Mary Is The Last Thing I Own, won the Somerset Maugham Award. He died in 2013.
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- Contributor: Jonathan Rendall
- Imprint: Yellow Jersey Press
- ISBN13: 9780224092326
- Number of Pages: 256
- Packaged Dimensions: 135x216x19mm
- Packaged Weight: 274
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Vintage Publishing
- Release Date: 2013-07-01
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Jonathan Rendall was born in 1964. He was educated at Campion School, Athens, and Magdalen College, Oxford. His first book, This Bloody Mary Is The Last Thing I Own, won the Somerset Maugham Award. He died in 2013.
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