The Whore's ChildBy: Richard Russo Series: Vintage Contemporaries This irresistible collection of short stories from the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Empire Falls reveals the imperfect bargains of marriage, the discoveries and disillusionments of childhood, and the unwinnable battles men and women insist on fighting with the past. An author whose laid back understatements can be as sharp as other writers boldest declarations. the architect of stories you cant put