The Risk Pool by Richard Russo
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls comes a wonderfully funny novel set in Mohawk, New York, where Ned Hall is doing his best to grow up, even though neither of his estranged parents can properly be called adult."Superbly original and maliciously funny." -The New York Times Book Review
His father, Sam, cultivates bad habits so assiduously that he is stuck at the bottom of his auto insurance risk pool. His mother, Jenny, is slowly going crazy from resentment at a husband who refuses either to stay or to stay away. As Ned veers between allegiances to these grossly inadequate role models, Richard Russo gives us a book that overflows with outsized characters and outlandish predicaments and whose vision of family is at once irreverent and unexpectedly moving.
Look for Richard Russo's new book, Somebody's Fool, coming soon.
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Philip K. Russo's Philip K. Russo's Philip K. Russo's Philip K. Russo' The critically acclaimed Carlucci trilogy, which includes Destroying Angel, Carlucci's Edge, and Carlucci's Heart, as well as the Dick Award-winning novels Subterranean Gallery and Ship of Fools. He and his wife live in Seattle.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780679753834 |
| ISBN 10 | 0679753834 |
| Title | The Risk Pool |
| Author | Richard Russo |
| Series | Vintage Contemporaries |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage |
| Year published | 1994-04-12 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |