When Jokers Were Kings

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Author
John Tesarsch
Publisher
Affirm Press
Genre
Fiction
Released
31 May, 2022
ISBN
9781922626844

When Jokers Were Kings

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Synopsis

When mild-mannered mail clerk Bertie Jones tries his luck as an Elvis Presley impersonator, his whole world gets shaken up. His doting mother doesn’t approve, for a start. But with his best friend as his overzealous manager and a budding romance with Jasmine, a Michael Jackson tribute artist, Bertie just might be about to hip-shake his way to the most unlikely stardom.

Take a front-row seat to a tour de force of a musical and personal journey, set against the backdrop of a banking royal commission and a white-knuckle road trip that includes a run-in with a Ned Kelly impersonator – all squeezed into a tight rhinestone jumpsuit. It’s a rollicking return for the King … and one he definitely would not have seen coming.

When Jokers Were Kings is an uplifting romantic comedy brimming with offbeat ideas about modern life, love and finding your voice.

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Rollicking Romance: Read an Extract from When Jokers Were Kings by John Tesarsch

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14 July 2022

Rollicking Romance: Read an Extract from When Jokers Were Kings by John Tesarsch

    Warm and Uplifting: Read Our Review of When Jokers Were Kings by John Tesarsch

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    13 July 2022

    Warm and Uplifting: Read Our Review of When Jokers Were Kings by John Tesarsch

      John Tesarsch
      About the author

      John Tesarsch

      John Tesarsch is the author of the acclaimed novels The Philanthropist and The Last Will and Testament of Henry Hoffman. His latest novel, Dinner with the Dissidents, will be published in September 2018. He has degrees in music and law, and pursued a career as a cellist in Vienna before he turned to writing. After travelling widely he returned to Australia, where he lives with his wife and two children. He is also a barrister, and lectures in law at the University of Melbourne.

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