The Toorak Jackpot
by Rosemary Macindoe
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Pub Date Oct 01 2016 | Archive Date Mar 03 2017
Description
Before Rupert Murdoch married Jerry Hall and Tony Abbott was Prime Minister of Australia, enterprising shoe salesman Bert Smith got an offer he couldn’t refuse—to live the high life in Melbourne’s premier suburb—Toorak!
There was a catch, however…
He had to tell everyone within cooee that he was a prince—a Toorak prince!
And that’s when all the fun began for Bert!
Writing from her experience growing up in Toorak, Rosemary Macindoe blends a mélange of humour, satire and with a dash of poignancy in "The Toorak Jackpot". This modern fable, inspired by Dickens' "Great Expectations" explores what it means to be truly wealthy.
A Note From the Publisher
About the Author
Rosemary Macindoe is a self-employed artist and writer, based in Melbourne Australia. In a former life she worked selling shoes. This is her first novella.
Key selling points
• Comedy novella set in the exciting fast-paced setting of Melbourne, Australia
• Coverage in Good Reading magazine Australia in print and online Sept 2016
• Professional reviews arranged with Foreword Review, Kirkus Indie, BlueInk and Net Galley
• Will appeal to general fiction readers 40+ with a stronger appeal to females
• Written by a Toorak local
• Twenty cents (AUD) from the sale of each book will go to the Clown Doctors, the Humour Foundation, an Australian charity helping sick children smile in hospitals around Australia.
Marketing Plan
· Update website with info. about author and book. See www.amandagreenslade.com for ideas.
· Professional reviews from Net Galley, Foreword, Clarion, Kirkus, Blue Ink
· Media release sent to local media and review copies to relevant magazines.
· Prepare written and spoken pitches
· Update author page on Amazon Author Central
· Use Goodreads as an author
· Get a professional author photo, print business cards, flyers, pull-up banner
· Email banner
· Arrange advertising: Amazon PPC, Good Reads, Ebook promo e-newsletters (eg. Kindle Nation, Book Gorilla)
· Find local literary festivals and approach them to be included
· Try to get an endorsement from an Australian comedian, or writer of satirical fiction
· Regularly use blog and social media, including LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781925516234 |
| PRICE | A$14.99 (AUD) |
Featured Reviews
Belinda M, Reviewer
Excellent book. It's wonderful to see some Melbourne-centric fiction that is both hilarious, and true to form.
Jill N, Reviewer
If you look up former lottery winners, you'll find stories of people who won millions, even hundreds of millions of dollars, and stories of people who lost millions, even millions of dollars. Some of the winners end up in far worse financial shape for having won.
How is that possible, it's tempting to think. That would never happen to me! I would spend wisely, invest, save, donate. But are you sure about that? Do you really know how you'd react to suddenly having more money than you can imagine?
Rosemary Macindoe's The Toorak Jackpot is one story of coming to terms with unexpected riches. Set in Melbourne (Toorak is one of the wealthy suburbs, in case you're like me and lacking in Aussie info tidbits), this is one hard-working shoe salesman's adventure, when one day he is given the keys to all his dreams: a house in Toorak and ten million dollars. Out of the blue, from an anonymous patron.
Just like that, his life changed.
He invested, he redecorated, he bought things, he flirted with women. He thought the money and everything he could buy with it would bring him happiness. But did it? Did he find happiness in things, in having money in the bank? Or did he find out that he had to look somewhere else to find that happiness?
The Toorak Jackpot is a charming short novel that blends humor and grace with a morality story about every one's lottery dreams and the true meaning of happiness.
Galleys for The Toorak Jackpot were provided by the publisher through NetGalley.com.
Librarian 186205
A delightfully satirical tale of a shoe salesman who "inherits" a fortune and the title of "Prince." In short, an amusing look at love lost, money gained, money lost, love gained. It has wonderful drawings at the beginning of each chapter.
Barbara L, Bookseller
This satirical tale of a shoe salesman who "inherits" a fortune and the title of "Prince" is written with tongue in cheek. It is a quick and easy read about love and money set in a Melbourne, Australia suburb. I enjoyed it and look forward to more books by this author.
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