God's Pocket

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God's Pocket

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In this striking debut from the author of the National Book Award winner Paris Trout, Pete Dexter chronicles a murder and its consequences in the fictional blue-collar Philadelphia neighborhood of Godâ€™s Pocket.
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Leon Hubbard makes other men nervous, talking to himself or anyone who will listen about the things heâ€™s cut with his straight razor. So when he crosses the wrong guy on a South Philly construction site and winds up with his head caved in, everyone is content to bury the bad news with the body. Everyone, that is, except Leonâ€™s motherâ€”and a local newspaper columnist hoping the story will resurrect his career. Only a mother could love a man like Leon. But only an outsider could expect to change anything in Godâ€™s Pocket.
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Praise for Godâ€™s Pocket
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â€œRiveting . . . a first-class first novel . . . highlighted by superior writing, dialogue that rings true, and a highly believable background.â€â€”Associated Press
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â€œGodâ€™s Pocket sings, snarls, mugs, wisecracks, buys you a drink, steals your wallet, and takes you home to meet the folks.â€â€”Richard Price
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â€œMy own favorite among Mr. Dexterâ€™s work remains Godâ€™s Pocket, which I continue to admire for its rich, well-nigh Dickensian mixture of verisimilitude, real-life absurdity, horror and romance.â€â€”Robert Stone, The New York Times Book Review
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â€œRollicking . . . a tough Philadelphia neighborhood comes to life in these pages.â€â€”Playboy

Country	USA
Author	Pete Dexter
Binding	Hardcover
EAN	9780394530574
Edition	1st
ISBN	0394530578
Label	Random House Inc (T)
Manufacturer	Random House Inc (T)
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	274
PublicationDate	1984-03
Publisher	Random House Inc (T)
SKU	14969
Studio	Random House Inc (T)
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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