Empire Falls (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
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Empire Falls (Pulitzer Prize Winner) by Richard Russo
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 Times
Welcome 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.
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 | 9780375726408 |
| ISBN 10 | 0375726403 |
| Title | Empire Falls (Pulitzer Prize Winner) |
| Author | Richard Russo |
| Series | Vintage Contemporaries |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2002-04-12 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Prizes | Winner of Ambassador Book Award., Winner of National Book Awards., Winner of Pulitzer Prize 2002 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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