Elsewhere: A Memoir

NATIONAL BESTSELLER * The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls turns to memoir in this "intimate and powerful" account (Chicago Tribune) of his lifelong bond with his high-strung, spirited mother-and the small town she spent her life trying to escape.

Anyone familiar with Russo's novels will recognize Gloversville-once famous for producing nine out of ten dress gloves in the United States. By the time Rick was born, ladies had stopped wearing gloves and Gloversville was on its way ...