The Whore's Child: And Other Stories (Thorndike Press Large Print Americana Series) - Hardcover

Russo, Richard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786248904 ISBN 13: 9780786248902

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 2002

Synopsis

A collection of short fiction explores the lives of a variety of characters, including a jaded Hollywood filmmaker, a precocious fifth-grader watching his parents' marriage disintegrate, and a child forced into a harrowing cross-country escape.

About this title

Review:

"A master at examining subtly, from a different angle each time, the tensions that arise in long-term relationships" (The Times)

"Russo here confirms that he is equally skilled at shorter fiction that engagingly and shrewdly achieves through subtle humour exactly what it sets out to do" (Irish Times)

"Russo has more than a dash of style and an almost infallible technique" (Times Literary Supplement)

"This volume is the work of a consummate storyteller...his writing displays a warmth of wit and humour, along with an ability to inject drama into a narrative" (Irish Independent)

Book Description:

'He is brilliant...one of the more beguiling chroniclers of his times' - The Times

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0786248904
• ISBN 13: 9780786248902
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 301