Empire Falls Paperback / softback
by Richard Russo
Paperback / softback
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Empire Falls, Maine: once a thriving hub of industry, this small town nestles in a bend of the vast and winding Knox River, and has always been the empire of the wealthy Whiting family.
Now the last Mrs Whiting presides like a black widow spider over its declining fortunes.
She harbours a grudge against her employee Miles Groby, who runs the Whiting-owned Empire Grill, but hopes one day to own it himself.
Miles, gentle and hopeless, has other problems: his wife has run off with his worst customer, he frets about his adored teenage daughter, and his drunken father sponges off everyone.
As the novel builds to a shocking climax, Russo constantly surprises with characters who will disarm you, a plot with as many twists and falls as the Knox River itself, and an ending that will make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck.
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In Stock - More than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:496 pages
- Publisher:Vintage Publishing
- Publication Date:09/05/2002
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- ISBN:9780099422273
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In Stock - More than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:496 pages
- Publisher:Vintage Publishing
- Publication Date:09/05/2002
- Category:
- ISBN:9780099422273