Nobody's Fool by Richard Russo (English) Paperback Book

Description: Nobody's Fool by Richard Russo A much-needed new edition of Richard Russos warm-hearted tale of a down-at-heel loser who gets a chance to change his luck. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Richard Russos slyly funny and moving novel follows the unexpected operation of grace in a deadbeat town in upstate New York - and in the life of one of its unluckiest citizens, Sully, who has been doing the wrong thing triumphantly for fifty years.Divorced from his own wife and carrying on halfheartedly with another mans, saddled with a bum knee and friends who make enemies redundant, Sully now has a new problem to cope with: a long-estranged son who is in imminent danger of following in his fathers footsteps. With its sly and uproarious humour and a heart that embraces humanitys follies as well as its triumphs, Nobodys Fool is storytelling at its most generous. Notes A new edition of the classic novel from 1993, republished to tie in with the publication of its sequel Everybodys Fool. Author Biography Richard Russo is the author of eight novels, two collections of stories, and On Helwig Street, a memoir. In 2002 he received the Pulitzer Prize for Empire Falls, which like Nobodys Fool was adapted to film, in a multiple-award-winning HBO miniseries. He lives in Maine. Review Nobodys Fool is big, funny and richly human, a garrulous book that buttonholes you in the first few pages and does not let you go... In Sully, Russo has created a character you cannot resist. * Financial Times *Like Anne Tyler, Russo is interested in how people rub along; in kindness and responsibility; in cutting slack without being asked...Russo makes an enormous job of story-telling look effortless. He is, in all the best senses of the word, a natural. * Sunday Times *A rude, comic, harsh, galloping story of four generations of small-town losers, the best literary portrait of the backwater burg since Main Street. -- Annie ProulxRusso lifts a generous slice of middle America in all its flavours... Nobodys Fool is a great-hearted, unforgettable comedy in the best tradition of John Irving and Anne Tyler. * Vogue *This is a novel of charm and wit, akin to the works of Alice Hoffman, Anne Tyler and Garrison Keillor. * Time Out * Long Description A much-needed new edition of Richard Russos warm-hearted tale of a down-at-heel loser who gets a chance to change his luck. Richard Russos slyly funny and moving novel follows the unexpected operation of grace in a deadbeat town in upstate New York - and in the life of one of its unluckiest citizens, Sully, who has been doing the wrong thing triumphantly for fifty years. Divorced from his own wife and carrying on halfheartedly with another mans, saddled with a bum knee and friends who make enemies redundant, Sully now has a new problem to cope with: a long-estranged son who is in imminent danger of following in his fathers footsteps. With its sly and uproarious humour and a heart that embraces humanitys follies as well as its triumphs, Nobodys Fool is storytelling at its most generous. Details ISBN1760295183 Author Richard Russo Publisher Allen & Unwin Year 2017 ISBN-10 1760295183 ISBN-13 9781760295189 Format Paperback Imprint Allen & Unwin Place of Publication St Leonards Country of Publication Australia Media Book DEWEY 813.6 Pages 624 Publication Date 2017-01-03 Language English UK Release Date 2017-01-03 AU Release Date 2017-01-03 Edition Description Main Audience General NZ Release Date 2017-01-02 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:100214524;

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