{"product_id":"empire-falls-9780099422273","title":"Empire Falls","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Russo won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for his fifth novel, \u003ci\u003eEmpire Falls\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eMohawk\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Risk Pool\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNobody's Fool\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStraight Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBridge of Sighs\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThat Old Cape Magic\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as a collection of stories, \u003ci\u003eThe Whore's Child;\u003c\/i\u003e and a memoir\u003ci\u003e, On Helwig Street\u003c\/i\u003e. His original screenplay is the basis for Rowan Atkinson's film \u003ci\u003eKeeping Mum\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his wife in Maine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI loved Richard Russo's Pulitzer-winning \u003ci\u003eEmpire Falls\u003c\/i\u003e, a moving, brilliantly imagined and intensely satisfying novel about the slow death of a small town: Russo's characters are as loveable and as exasperating as family\u003c\/b\u003e -- Nick Hornby\u003cbr\u003eHis natural grace as a storyteller is matched by his compassion for his characters -- John Irving\u003cbr\u003eLike Anne Tyler, Russo is interested in how people rub along; in kindness and responsibility; in cutting slack without being asked. In the Empire Grill he has created a place so involving that not only can you see and smell it, but you start to feel a bit left out of the gin rummy. Russo makes an enormous job of story-telling look effortless. He is, in all the best senses of the word, a natural * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eRichard Russo can write like Edith Wharton leavened with a touch of David Lodge * Economist *\u003cbr\u003eRusso's command of his story is unerring... He satisfies every expectation without lapsing into predictability, and the last section of the book explodes with surprises...One of the best novelists around * New York Times *","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732219605335,"sku":"9780099422273","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099422273.jpg?v=1719996020","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/empire-falls-9780099422273","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}