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Richard Russo won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for his fifth novel Empire Falls (made into a TV series starring Paul Newman, Ed Harris, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Helen Hunt). He is also the author of Mohawk, The Risk Pool, Nobody's Fool (filmed with Paul Newman), Straight Man and Bridge of Sighs, as well as a collection of stories, The Whore's Child. His original screenplay is the basis for Rowan Atkinson's film Keeping Mum, with Maggie Smith and Kristin Scott Thomas. He lives with his wife in Maine and in Boston.
The remarkable thing about this novel is its resemblance to real life. Russo creates a family that is utterly recognisable and unique... superb * The Times * Russo meditates on memory, ageing, inheritance, marriage, desire and the meaning of happiness... Written with humour and assurance * Guardian * Russo brings a familiar story to life with wit, elegance, deftness and empathy * Sunday Times * A novel for people who are terrified of becoming their parents... A dyspeptic romantic comedy... [And] an utterly charming novel. If you always cry at weddings, you'll cry at this - and laugh, too * Washington Post * Russo has a knack for capturing the most intimate details in the lives of ordinary people * Chicago Tribune *
