The Risk Pool
3.5
(2 ratings)479 pages1998VintageISBN 9780099276494
FictionLiteraryComing of AgeFamily LifeSmall Town & Rural
About this book
<i>The Risk Pool</i> is a thirty-year journey through the lives of Sam Hall, a small-town gambling hellraiser, and his watchful, introspective son Ned. When Ned's mother Jenny suffers a breakdown and retreats from her husband's carelessness into a dream world, Ned becomes part of his father's seedy nocturnal world, touring the town's bars and pool halls, struggling to win Sam's affections while avoiding his sins.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Published
- 1998
- Pages
- 479
- ISBN
- 9780099276494
- Language
- en
About Richard Russo
Richard Russo (born July 15, 1949) is an American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and teacher. In 2002, he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for his novel *Empire Falls.* Several of his works have been adapted into television series and movies. He is known for his realistic depictions of rural, small-town life in the Northeastern United States, particularly in Maine, Pennsylvania, and Russo's native Upstate New York.
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