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| Northline (Paperback – Second-hand) |
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Full blurb:
At twenty-two, Allison Johnson is a lost young woman in need of a new start. Down among the lowlifes in Las Vegas, clinging to drink and to Jimmy, the abusive boyfriend whose child she is expecting, she has hit rock bottom. So when the opportunity arises to escape, Allison knows she must take it. She reaches Reno with just a few dollars and her ever-present best friend – Paul Newman. And as she struggles to start a better life it is imaginary conversations with the movie star’s greatest characters, and real acts of kindness from people she barely knows that might just rescue her from the difficult world she has found herself.
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First page first lines:
‘They were above them, the circus people, in costumes, swinging from ropes. A net was below and a small band played lifelessly in the corner, in near darkness. Coloured spotlights followed the performers and an announcer introduced them and told the gathering crowd what was to come. Jimmy Bodie stood watching, drinking a beer while the girl sat near the video games, drunk’...
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Category: Novel
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Author: Willy Vlautin
Described by Mojo as ‘one of America’s most fundamental artists in words and music’, Willy Vlautin is the author of two highly acclaimed novels, his latest Lean On Pete and The Motel Life, and is the frontman of the band, Richmond Fontaine, whose latest album is We Used To Think The Freeway Sounded Like A River.
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Publisher: Faber & Faber
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Reviews:
‘Vlautin is nothing less than the Dylan of the dislocated.’ – Independent on Sunday
‘Vlautin’s style shares something with Raymond Carver and even John Steinbeck in never using words for their own sake.’ – The Guardian.
‘A compassionate look at everyday, ordinary people struggling to make a new life for themselves in America.’ – The Herald.
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| Book code: BTD041 |
| Price: GBP £ 2.50 |
| USD $ 4.00 |
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