{"product_id":"mohawk-richard-russo-9780099285632","title":"Mohawk Richard Russo","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMohawk, New York, is one of those small towns that lie almost entirely on the wrong side of the tracks. Its citizens, too, have fallen on hard times. Dallas Younger, a star athlete in high school, now drifts from tavern to poker game, losing money. His ex-wife, Anne, is stuck in a losing battle with her mother over the care of her sick father. And their son, Randall, is deliberately neglecting his schoolwork - because in a place like Mohawk it doesn''t pay to be smart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMohawk\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles over a dozen lives in a decaying leather town in upstate New York. It is a picture of life which is true for the whole world, and once viewed, will never be forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRusso's natural grace as a storyteller is matched by his compassion for his characters. Mohawk is lively reading; it is a painful story, yet it is told with great mischief - and the triumphs and the tragedies of the characters are enhanced as victories and defeats always are, by wit -- John Irving\u003cbr\u003eRusso writes with sensitivity and insight * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003eImmensely readable and sympathetic... Mr Russo has an instinctive gift for capturing the rhythms of small-time life * New York Times *","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732212560215,"sku":"9780099285632","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099285632.jpg?v=1719995984","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mohawk-richard-russo-9780099285632","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}