Empire Falls

Type

Book

Authors

Russo, Richard

ISBN 10

0679432477

ISBN 13

9780679432470

Tags

Family Life, Psychological, Domestic Life, United States, Literary, Maine, Working class, Restaurateurs, Fathers and daughters, Restaurants, City and town life, Manners and customs

Abstract

Milo Roby tries to hold his family together while working at the Empire Grill in the once-successful logging town of Empire Falls, Maine, with his partner, Mrs. Whiting, who is the heir to a faded logging and textile legacy.

Description

For decades, the town of Empire Falls, Maine has gone from bad to worse, losing both its logging and textile industries. Miles Roby, owner of the Empire Grill, is the patient, knowing guide to the hardscrabble nature of his town.

Biblio Notes

Genre/Form: Psychological fiction
Domestic fiction
Fiction
Material Type: Fiction
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Richard Russo
ISBN: 0679432477 9780679432470
OCLC Number: 216929208
Awards: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
Description: 483 pages ; 24 cm
Responsibility: Richard Russo.

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