THIS TITLE WON THE 2002 PULITZER PRIZE

“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's soon-to-be ex-wife...”

From the back cover (Vintage edition, 2002)