{"product_id":"shaky-town-9781684428083","title":"Shaky Town","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 TOURNAMENT OF BOOKS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"L.A. is where you reside. Shaky Town is where you live.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to Shaky Town, a place invisible on maps and found only in the secret heart of its citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this masterwork of panoramic style, Lou Mathews-a former mechanic and street racer-weaves together the tragedies and glories of one eastside neighborhood in the 1980s. From a teenage girl caught in the middle of a gang war, to an Irish priest who has lost his faith and hit bottom, the characters in \u003cem\u003eShaky Town\u003c\/em\u003e live on a dangerous fault line but remain unshakable in their connections to one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA luminous achievement of peerless authenticity, \u003cem\u003eShaky Town \u003c\/em\u003ecaptures the grit and gold of working-class Los Angeles and lays down Matthews's marker as one of the city's great chroniclers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tiger Van Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781684428083\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.53d","brand":"Lou Mathews","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42573307904181,"sku":"9781684428083","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_39a71353-c5de-4c08-b5c7-d1e3afa39fde.jpg?v=1672156231","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/shaky-town-9781684428083","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}