Night Always Comes - A Novel (Vlautin Willy)(Paperback)

Don't miss the film streaming now on Netflix!Willy Vlautin is not known for happy endings, but theres something here that defies the downward pull. In the end, Lynette is pure life force: fierce and canny and blazing through a city that no longer has space for her, and its all Portlands loss.Portland Monthly MagazineAward-winning author Willy Vlautin explores the impact of trickle-down greed and opportunism of gentrification on ordinary lives in this scorching novel that captures the plight of a young woman pushed to the edge as she fights to secure a stable future for herself and her family.Barely thirty, Lynette is exhausted. Saddled with bad credit and juggling multiple jobs, some illegally, shes been diligently working to buy the house she lives in with her mother and developmentally disabled brother Kenny. Portlands housing prices have nearly quadrupled in fifteen years, and the owner is giving them a good deal. Lynette knows its their last best chance to own their own homeand obtain the security theyve never had. While she has enough for the down payment, she needs her mother to cover the rest of the asking price. But a week before theyre set to sign the loan papers, her mother gets cold feet and reneges on her promise, pushing Lynette to her limits to find the money they need.Set over two days and two nights, The Night Always Comes follows Lynettes frantic searchan odyssey of hope and anguish that will bring her face to face with greedy rich men and ambitious hustlers,
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