Empire Falls (Vintage Contemporaries: Vol. 2104)
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- Synopsis
- NATIONAL BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • The bestselling author of Nobody's Fool and Straight Man delves deep into the blue-collar heart of America in a work that overflows with hilarity, heartache, and grace. &“Rich, humorous ... Mr. Russo&’s most seductive book thus far.&” —The New York TimesWelcome to Empire Falls, a blue-collar town full of abandoned mills whose citizens surround themselves with the comforts and feuds provided by lifelong friends and neighbors and who find humor and hope in the most unlikely places, in this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Richard Russo. Miles Roby has been slinging burgers at the Empire Grill for 20 years, a job that cost him his college education and much of his self-respect. What keeps him there? It could be his bright, sensitive daughter Tick, who needs all his help surviving the local high school. Or maybe it&’s Janine, Miles&’ soon-to-be ex-wife, who&’s taken up with a noxiously vain health-club proprietor. Or perhaps it&’s the imperious Francine Whiting, who owns everything in town–and seems to believe that &“everything&” includes Miles himself.Look for Richard Russo's new book, Somebody's Fool, coming soon.
- Copyright:
- 2001
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 496 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780307809889
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780375726408
- Publisher:
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Date of Addition:
- 11/21/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Richard Russo
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.