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020 a| 0375726403 (pbk.);

020 a| 9780375726408 (pbk.);

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084 a| 18.062| bcl;

090 a| PS3568.U812b| E4 2002;

100 1 a| Russo, Richard,d| 1949-=| ^A372445;

245 10 a| Empire falls /c| Richard Russo.;

250 a| 1st Vintage Contemporaries ed.;

260 a| New York :b| Vintage Books,c| 2002.;

300 a| 483 pages ;c| 21 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

520 a| 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.;

650 0 a| Restaurantsv| Fiction.=| ^A591762;

650 0 a| Restaurateursv| Fiction.=| ^A611519;

650 0 a| Working classv| Fiction.=| ^A515706;

650 0 a| Fathers and daughtersv| Fiction.=| ^A477579;

651 0 a| Mainev| Fiction.=| ^A464051;

655 0 a| Psychological fiction.=| ^A70485;

655 0 a| Domestic fiction.=| ^A382870;

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Empire falls / Richard Russo.

Author/creator	Russo, Richard, 1949-
Format	Book
Edition	1st Vintage Contemporaries ed.
Publication Info	New York : Vintage Books, 2002.
Description	483 pages ; 21 cm
Subjects	Restaurants--Fiction. Restaurateurs--Fiction. Working class--Fiction. Fathers and daughters--Fiction. Maine--Fiction.

Abstract	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.
Genre/form	Psychological fiction.
Genre/form	Domestic fiction.
ISBN	0375726403 (pbk.)
ISBN	9780375726408 (pbk.)

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