{"product_id":"empire-falls-0099422271","title":"Empire Falls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0099422271\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Russo, Richard\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmpire 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51531107303712,"sku":"NEW0099422271","price":20.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/912hv3Xb4tL.jpg?v=1777273369","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/empire-falls-0099422271","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}