How far would you go to honour a promise... or uncover the truth?
In 1938, as Nazi persecution tightens its grip on Europe, Jewish teenagers Lev and John flee Germany alongside May, a courageous Polish girl who becomes their closest ally. Though they reach Britain, safety comes at a cost. Separated and placed with strangers, the three struggle to survive a world at war - and the choices it forces upon them.
From wartime London and the secretive halls of Bletchley Park to the city's thriving black market, their lives unfold through courage, betrayal, love and loss. When the war ends, John and May marry and, together with Lev, migrate to Melbourne, Australia, determined to build a future free from fear.
But the past is not so easily escaped. Years later, a violent robbery shatters their hard-won stability, leaving behind a death, a broken vow, and a grandson searching for answers.
Spanning decades and continents, Lucky / Unlucky is a powerful debut novel by Ty Evans - a story of friendship, resilience, and the fragile line between fortune and fate