{"product_id":"the-phalanx-of-houston-paperback","title":"The Phalanx of Houston - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWalter Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGrant Whipple\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If Tom Waits were a novelist, he'd write like Walter Moore. Gravelly and soulful, \u003cem\u003eThe Phalanx of Houston\u003c\/em\u003e is a bighearted novel of barrooms, back alleys, and one man's search for a lost friend.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e -John Larison, \u003cem\u003eWhiskey When We're Dry, Northwest of Normal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Bjorn's return home is a funny and fast-paced few days in the musical and bleary-eyed corners of Houston. As he tries to sort out why his old friend died, he discovers that we never truly sever ourselves from family, from the place we were raised, and from the aftermath of the things we've done. \u003cem\u003eThe Phalanx of Houston\u003c\/em\u003e is an irreverent, razor-sharp, and deliriously entertaining ride.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e -Keith Scribner, \u003cem\u003eOld Newgate Road, The GoodLife\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Walter Moore's debut novel should be on every table of every coffee shop and on every countertop of any Houston bar that is worth a damn. When Bjorn is called home to southeast Texas because of a friend's early death, he leaves no urinal cake unturned in his search for reason. With imperfect, soulful characters and a keen sense of this strange, underwritten about city, \u003cem\u003ePhalanx \u003c\/em\u003eis worth the weekend trip. It'll have you reading on the toilet again. And in the line at H.E.B. And in bed with a candle or the light from a Marlboro to guide the way. It should come with a warning sticker: Poetically poor for your health.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e --Jesse Donaldson, \u003cem\u003eThe More They Disappear, On Homesickness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Walter Moore has crafted an inspired, smoke-soaked tumble-quest of a novel. A twisted, beat-noir misadventure through the darkest dives of Houston, Texas, that manages to be irreverent, poetic, heart-rich, and funny as hell. This book sings!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e -Owen Egerton, \u003cem\u003eHollow, How Best to Avoid Dying\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52546388590899,"sku":"9780999713884","price":27.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/d3ArZ2lLVUc5THZEVkMyUkNoZXl2QT09.webp?v=1760986630","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-phalanx-of-houston-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}