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The Risk Pool

By: Richard Russo
Narrated by: Sean Mangan
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Russo's skillful use of dialogue perfectly suits the audio medium.

A wonderfully fun and perceptive novel in the traditions of Thornton Wilder and Anne Tyler, The Risk Pool is set in Mohawk, New York, where Ned Hall is doing his best to grow up, even though neither of his estranged parents can properly be called an adult. Richard Russo gives us a book that overflows with outsized characters and outlandish predicaments and whose vision of family is at once irreverent and unexpectedly moving.

©1986 Richard Russo (P)2005 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd. Family Life Fiction Literary Fiction Genre Fiction Witty Coming of Age Feel-Good

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"Russo proves himself a master at evoking the sights, feelings, and smells of a town ... [ The Risk Pool is] superbly original and maliciously funny." ( The New York Times Book Review)"Russo writes with genuine passion and authority; his ear for dialogue is so acute that one can almost hear the characters speaking." ( Chicago Tribune)
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Thoroughly engaging story full of well-portrayed, fascinating characters and lots of gentle humour. Sean Mangan's narration suited this story perfectly. I enjoyed every minute of it.

A delightful journey

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Takes me home to the back roads in the south west Kootenays . When you could pay $70. for an '67 Pontiac , put a battery in it, stick a permit in the back window, and just drive.

Kind of a Huck Finn tale

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