false 24107858 1175951 187020 0375726403 9780375726408 1336 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172536990m/187020.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172536990s/187020.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187020.Empire_Falls 3.80 13227 Empire Falls Richard Russo cements his reputation as one of America’s most compelling and compassionate storytellers.

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. In Empire Falls Richard Russo delves deep into the blue-collar heart of America in a work that overflows with hilarity, heartache, and grace.]]> 7844 3.82 29099 4391 2001 4 3 false Mon Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 09 18:43:14 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 09 20:49:38 -0700 2008 more...]]>