{"product_id":"empire-falls-72964","title":"Empire Falls","description":"\u003cp\u003eEmpire Falls, Maine: once a thriving hub of industry, this small town nestles in a bend of the vast and winding Knox River, and has always been the empire of the wealthy Whiting family. Now the last Mrs Whiting presides like a black widow spider over its declining fortunes. She harbours a grudge against her employee Miles Groby, who runs the Whiting-owned Empire Grill, but hopes one day to own it himself. Miles, gentle and hopeless, has other problems: his wife has run off with his worst customer, he frets about his adored teenage daughter, and his drunken father sponges off everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs the novel builds to a shocking climax, Russo constantly surprises with characters who will disarm you, a plot with as many twists and falls as the Knox River itself, and an ending that will make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46516425457800,"sku":"72964","price":186.0,"currency_code":"EGP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/5421\/0440\/files\/9780099422273.jpg?v=1790080031","url":"https:\/\/bookspotonline.com\/products\/empire-falls-72964","provider":"The BookSpot","version":"1.0","type":"link"}