Title

Bite Studio - Visual Editor
Random House Speakers

The Whore's Child

Richard Russo

(Enlarge Image)

Published by Vintage, part of Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback

£8.99

Buy now

Availability

Available for dispatch within 1-2 working days

Details

EAN: 9780099437529
Published: 6 Nov 2003

-

About the book

Synopsis

In this entrancing first collection of stories, a master storyteller focuses on a fresh and fascinating range of human behaviour, revealing himself as an even more versatile and accomplished writer than his acclaimed novels have shown.

As with all Russo's characters, we warm to these newcomers almost in spite of themselves. In the title story, a septuagenarian nun resolutely invades the narrator's college writing workshop with an incredible saga; a seasoned Hollywood moviemaker uncovers a 25-year-old flame he never knew he'd harboured; a precious fifth-grader puzzles over life, love and baseball as he watches his parents' marriage dissolve; another child is forced into a harrowing cross-country escape; and an elderly couple rediscover the power - and misery - of their relationship during a long-awaited retreat to a hurricane-swept resort island.

Recommend this book

Add your recommendation

Only registered users can recommend books. Please use the buttons below to either create a new account, or sign-in to an existing account.

Register here or Sign in here

Press

What the critics say

About the Author

Richard Russo won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for his fifth novel, Empire Falls. He is also the author of Mohawk, The Risk Pool, Nobody’s Fool, Straight Man, Bridge of Sighs and That Old Cape Magic. His original screenplay is the basis for Rowan Atkinson’s film Keeping Mum. He lives with his wife in Maine.

Richard Russo

More about Richard Russo

PageId: 16078 UserId: 5
This website makes use of cookies. See our Privacy Policy for more information.