God's Pocket
A Novel
$35.99
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
4 November 2014
Summary
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
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 God’s Pocket.
Leon Hubbard makes other men nervous, talking to himself or anyone who will listen about the things he’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 cave…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780812987362 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0812987365 |
| Author: | Pete Dexter |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Ballantine Books Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 4 November 2014 |
| Weight: | 223g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 133mm x 17mm |
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Critics Review
“Riveting … a first-class first novel … highlighted by superior writing, dialogue that rings true, and a highly believable background.” –Associated Press
“Riveting … a first-class first novel … highlighted by superior writing, dialogue that rings true, and a highly believable background.”—Associated Press
“God’s Pocket sings, snarls, mugs, wisecracks, buys you a drink, steals your wallet, and takes you home to meet the folks.”—Richard Price
“My own favorite among Mr. Dexter’s work remains God’s Pocket, which I continue to admire for its rich, well-nigh Dickensian mixture of verisimilitude, real-life absurdity, horror and romance.”—Robert Stone, The New York Times Book Review
“Rollicking … a tough Philadelphia neighborhood comes to life in these pages.”—Playboy
About The Author
Pete Dexter
Pete Dexter is the author of the National Book Award-winning novel Paris Trout as well as Spooner, Paper Trails, God’s Pocket, Deadwood, Brotherly Love, and Train. He has been a columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News and the Sacramento Bee, and has contributed to many magazines, including Esquire, Sports Illustrated, and Playboy. His screenplays include Rush and Mulholland Falls. Dexter was born in Michigan and raised in Georgia, Illinois, and eastern South Dakota. He lives on an island off the coast of Washington.
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