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. Written with all Willy Vlautin's characteristic and heart-wrenching empathy, The Night Always Comes holds up a mirror to a society which leaves too many people only a step away from falling between the cracks. What readers are saying:'Amazing .

. . Vlautin hit the nail on the head with this.

I could not stop thinking about the characters and where the story would take them.''WOW. This book hit me hard . .

. I was on the edge of my seat.''The book pulls you into the story and you can't wait to find out what happens next.''Fabulous . .

. part suspenseful action and part deep character study.'