The game of poker create produce all the makings of a good page turner: money, risk, and the potential for an underdog to walk away with the top prize. Well, get ready for some fresh tales from the felt next April when He Played For His Wife And Other Stories; Short Stories of Long Nights at the Poker Table is released to the world.
The lineup of contributors is impressive, including Booker Prize-winning novelist D.B.C. Pierre, award-winning playwright Patrick Marber, actor Neil Pearson and poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy.