In this droll, unsentimental, and occasionally hilarious bestselling novel, Russo tells the story of a big-hearted man who becomes the unlikely hero of a small town with a glorious past but a dubious future.
In Empire Falls Richard Russo delves deep into the blue-collar heart of America in a work that overflows with hilarity, heartache, and grace..
Or perhaps it\'s the imperious Francine Whiting, who owns everything in town-and seems to believe that everything includes Miles himself.
Or maybe it\'s Janine, Miles\' soon-to-be ex-wife, who\'s taken up with a noxiously vain health-club proprietor.
What keeps him there? It could be his bright, sensitive daughter Tick, who needs all his help surviving the local high school.
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. --The Washington Post 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.
A stirring mix of poignancy, drama and comedy.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize Russo writes with a warm, vibrant humanity....
In this droll, unsentimental, and occasionally hilarious bestselling novel, Russo tells the story of a big-hearted man who becomes the unlikely hero of a small town with a glorious past but a dubious future
