{"product_id":"shaky-town-9781735303802","title":"Shaky Town","description":"In \u003ci\u003eShaky Town\u003c\/i\u003e, Lou Mathews has written a timeless novel of working-class Los Angeles. A former mechanic and street racer, he tells his story in cool and panoramic style, weaving together the tragedies and glories of one of L.A.'s eastside neighborhoods. From a teenage girl caught in the middle of a gang war to a priest who has lost his faith and hit bottom, the characters in \u003ci\u003eShaky Town\u003c\/i\u003e live on a dangerous faultline but remain unshakable in their connections to one another. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike Sherwood Anderson's \u003ci\u003eWinesburg, Ohio\u003c\/i\u003e, John Steinbeck's \u003ci\u003eCannery Row\u003c\/i\u003e, Katherine Ann Porter's \u003ci\u003eShip of Fools\u003c\/i\u003e, Gloria Naylor's \u003ci\u003eThe Women of Brewster Place\u003c\/i\u003e, and Pat Barker's \u003ci\u003eUnion Street\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShaky Town\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of complicated, conflicted, and disparate characters bound together by place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tiger Van Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/24\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781735303802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/28\/2021\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lou Mathews","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40601312854197,"sku":"9781735303802","price":24.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5bda0acd-8c1b-4ce3-a213-dc8cf32ac99a.jpg?v=1627361494","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/shaky-town-9781735303802","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}