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OverviewAwarded the Pulitzer Prize for his bestselling Empire Falls -- also named the year's best novel by Time -- Richard Russo now focuses, in his first book of short fiction, on a fresh and fascinating range of human behavior. With a fluency of tone that will surprise even his devoted readers, he captures both bewildering horror and heartrending tenderness with an absorbing, compassionate authority.We warm to these newcomers -- as to all Russo's characters -- almost despite ourselves. A jaded Hollywood moviemaker uncovers a decades-old flame he never knew he'd harbored. A precocious fifth grader puzzles over life, love and baseball as lie watches his parents' marriage dissolve. Another child is forced into a harrowing crosscountry escape whose actual purpose lie learns only after the fact. An elderly couple rediscovers the power. and the misery. of their relationship during a long-awaited retreat to a resort island. And in the title story, a septuagenarian min invades the narrator's college writing workshop with an incredible saga.A masterful novelist here extends his versatility and accomplishment, in a collection that demonstrates yet again that there is a big, wry heart beating at the center of Russo's fiction (The New Yorker). Performed by the author. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Richard Russo , Richard RussoPublisher: Audiogo Imprint: Audiogo ISBN: 9780792743637ISBN 10: 0792743636 Publication Date: 01 August 2002 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Downloadable audio file Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |