{"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLou Mathews is the author of \u003ci\u003eL.A. Breakdown\u003c\/i\u003e and a longstanding instructor at UCLA Extension's acclaimed Creative Writing program. His stories have been published in \u003ci\u003eZZZYVYA, New England Review, Tin House, Black Clock, Paperback L.A.\u003c\/i\u003e, and many fiction anthologies. Mathews is also a journalist, playwright, former restaurant critic, and passionate cook. He has received a Pushcart Prize, a Katherine Anne Porter Prize, and an NEA Fiction Fellowship, and is a recipient of the UCLA Extension Outstanding Instructor Award.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tiger Van Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50478767571218,"sku":"9781735303802","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fabd32d4-85d8-49f0-bf36-90dfe8f63cf4.jpg?v=1730308015","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/shaky-town-9781735303802","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}