The Risk Pool
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وصف الناشر
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls comes a wonderfully funny novel set in Mohawk, New York, where Ned Hall is doing his best to grow up, even though neither of his estranged parents can properly be called adult.
"Superbly original and maliciously funny." —The New York Times Book Review
His father, Sam, cultivates bad habits so assiduously that he is stuck at the bottom of his auto insurance risk pool. His mother, Jenny, is slowly going crazy from resentment at a husband who refuses either to stay or to stay away. As Ned veers between allegiances to these grossly inadequate role models, Richard Russo gives us a book that overflows with outsized characters and outlandish predicaments and whose vision of family is at once irreverent and unexpectedly moving.
Look for Richard Russo's new book, Somebody's Fool, coming soon.
مراجعات العملاء
New to me!
Russo is of course a well known author but up until now. I'd not read him. I enjoyed the book and I know I'm going to try a few more he wrote. Understated humor while maintaining the true character of the varied subjects. I'm glad I've discovered Russo.
Russo rocks
Russo’s novels are each original in their own right. This one is no exception. With this book you learn to love family no matter how dysfunctional they may be.
The Risk Pool
Typical Russo in that the mother is always emotionally unstable. Still, I love his books.