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The Night Always Comes

By: Willy Vlautin
Narrated by: Christine Lakin
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Between looking after her brother, working two low-paid jobs and trying to take part-time college classes, Lynette is dangerously tired. Every penny she's earned for years, she's put into savings, trying to scrape together enough to take out a mortgage on the house she rents with her mother.

Finally becoming a homeowner in their rapidly gentrifying Portland neighbourhood could offer Lynette the kind of freedoms she's never had. But, when the plan is derailed, Lynette must embark on a desperate odyssey of hope and anguish.

©2021 Willy Vlautin (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Coming of Age Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction

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Critic reviews

"Willy Vlautin's The Night Always Comes is a tear-struck revelation - both epic and timely, intimate and clear-eyed." (Megan Abbott)

"Remarkable, real and tender, The Night Always Comes is a story of America, of the disenfranchised and the still hopeful, of a world littered with artifacts and so little opportunity." (Rene Denfeld, author of The Child Finder)
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Any single woman who has ever tried to hustle to have something or become something on their own will identify with the struggles of Lynette. I love the time line of this story one night to roll the dice and get as much as possible and feel like you’re swimming instead of drowning. I loved this book it’s very human

Fantastic

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Another amazing piece of work from Willy Vallutin. Hard subject matter but he describes people you care about and hope things will improve for.

Extraordinary and intelligent observation

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I loved this book.
Willy Vlautin is my favourite author. His stories are always relatable and you feel so invested I. The world he creates.
Christine Lakin was incredible. I loved her narration and how she again, breathed life into these characters.
I know I’ll be listening to this book again and again.

Spectacular

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Willy Vlautin writes about life, you believe in his characters because sadly they are everywhere.

Brilliant

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I wanted to read/listen to this because I knew it was going to be a film on Netflix so I wanted to compare the 2. The story was a tad slow for me to begin with so has taken me multiple tries to get back into it, although thats usually what happens with books, takes a while to build up to action etc. And now that it has been released on Netflix I finished the last several chapters today on Audible! I personally prefer when different people voice each character, however the narrator had a nice tone with each person so it wasn't tough to listen to. I found myself wincing and clenching my muscles with the description of certain scenes, getting teary eyed towards the end! This is how I know it is well written and I am looking forward to watching the film!

Suspense, pulls on the heartstrings

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