A blazing novel of extraordinary power. Lucky is mute. But that doesn't mean he's got nothing to say. This is Lucky's story, a story about how saying 'no' can be the most powerful - and dangerous - statement of all. From his prison cell, Lucky recounts the events of his life. And explores memory, family, society and identity. When he wasn't working he liked to go to the pub and listen, and his sharp observations of those around him, and of the forces of change at work in his world - a world whose working class heroes have become corroded by booze and bitterness, and whose bars are taken over by alien middle class wannabes - are delivered in compelling, visceral prose. This is the voice of the outsider, the one who doesn't belong. The one who makes you feel uncomfortable. The one who said 'No'.