{"product_id":"empire-falls-9780375726408","title":"Empire Falls","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Pulitzer Prize \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Russo writes with a warm, vibrant humanity.... A stirring mix of poignancy, drama and comedy.\" \u003ci\u003e--The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWelcome to Empire Falls, a blue-collar town full of abandoned mills whose citizens surround themselves with the comforts and feuds provided by lifelong friends and neighbors and who find humor and hope in the most unlikely places, in this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Richard Russo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 \u003cb\u003eEmpire Falls\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eRichard Russo delves deep into the blue-collar heart of America in a work that overflows with hilarity, heartache, and grace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375726408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2002 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/26\/2002 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/06\/2002 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/20\/2003 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooksense '76 Reading Grp 04\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2004 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/04\/2015 pg. 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e105691 \/ Empire Falls\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.4 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 34\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Richard Russo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636699852956,"sku":"9780375726408","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0c2d81f1-3f95-4ad0-828f-42c5ad05a2d6.jpg?v=1603842688","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/empire-falls-9780375726408","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}