Journal Entry 1 by rootmartin from Marlborough, Massachusetts USA on Saturday, October 27, 2007

Sending to VeganMedusa as a surprise RABCK for the bookcrossing Holidays thread. Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 2 by VeganMedusa from Invercargill, Southland New Zealand on Monday, November 05, 2007

Thank you! I was trying to remember if this was for a relay or something and my little brain couldn't think of anything. Knowing it's a RABCK makes a book more enjoyable I think! Happy Holidays to you too, rootmartin. :) 

Journal Entry 3 by VeganMedusa at Invercargill, Southland New Zealand on Thursday, December 02, 2010

Putting this in the Yummy VBB.

With Empire Falls Richard Russo cements his reputation as one of America’s most compelling and compassionate storytellers.

Miles Roby has been slinging burgers at the Empire Grill for 20 years, a job that cost him his college education and much of his self-respect. What keeps him there? It could be his bright, sensitive daughter Tick, who needs all his help surviving the local high school. Or maybe it’s Janine, Miles’ soon-to-be ex-wife, who’s taken up with a noxiously vain health-club proprietor. Or perhaps it’s the imperious Francine Whiting, who owns everything in town–and seems to believe that “everything” includes Miles himself. In Empire Falls Richard Russo delves deep into the blue-collar heart of America in a work that overflows with hilarity, heartache, and grace.