'Patrick White, a small-time crim, is struggling to make sense of his life in the suburbs. meeting Sonja, the daughter of a Russian migrant, helps him realise that there is hope to make more of his life and create his own luck.
Abdullah Najib and his mates spend time cruising the streets looking for girls; he feels invincible and powerful in the suburbs and will push his luck with anything that comes his way.
The lives of these characters intersect in the sprawling suburbs of western Sydney, a place where luck begins to trickle out and where lives will change irrevovably.' - back cover blurb
