num_pages: 496
description: With 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.
language: English
title: Empire Falls
titlecomplete: Empire Falls
characters: Charlie Mayne, John Voss, Janine Roby, Zack Minty, Max Roby, Miles Roby
genres: Audiobook, American, Book Club, Literary Fiction, Novels, Adult Fiction, Literature, Adult, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 120336
places: Maine
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Ambassador Book Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Vintage