Empire Falls by Richard Russo af Richard Russo (Bog)

Empire Falls : Paperback : Vintage Publishing : 9780099422273 : : 01 Sep 2006 : Empire 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. She harbours a grudge against her employee Miles Groby, who runs the Whiting-owned Empire Grill, but hopes one day to own it himself.