|
Awards
|
| 2002 - Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner |
|
Characters
|
| Miles Roby (Male)
, Restaurant manager
, Estranged
, Father
, Manager of the Empire Grill |
| Janine Roby (Female)
, Estranged
, Engaged
, Miles' soon-to-be-ex-wife; ran off with another man |
| Christina "Tick" Roby (Female)
, Miles' daughter |
| Max Roby (Male)
, Alcoholic
, Widower
, Grandfather
, Senile
, Miles' father |
|
Genre
|
| Domestic |
| Fiction |
|
Topics
|
| Small town life |
| Working classes |
| Community life |
| Family relationships |
| Family secrets |
|
Setting
|
| Empire Falls, Maine - New England (U.S.) |
|
Time Period
|
| 2000s -- 21st century |