num_pages: 864
description: A New York Times Bestseller The town of Empire Falls in Dexter County, Maine, has seen better days. For decades, in fact, it has gone from bad to worse. Its logging and textile enterprises have gone belly-up, and the once vast holdings of the Whiting clan now mostly amount to decrepit real estate. Miles Roby gazes over this ruined kingdom from the Empire Grill, a youthful opportunity that has become the albatross of his life. A decent man encircled by history and dreams, by echoing churches and abandoned mills, by the comforts and feuds provided by lifelong friends, Miles is also a patient, knowing guide to the hardscrabble nature of Empire Falls.
language: English
title: Empire Falls
titlecomplete: Empire Falls
characters: Miles Roby, Charlie Mayne, Max Roby, John Voss, Zack Minty, Janine Roby
genres: Fiction, American, Book Club, Literature, Adult, Novels, Contemporary, Adult Fiction, Literary Fiction, Audiobook
ratings_count: 120348
places: Maine
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Ambassador Book Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Thorndike Press