Northline: A Novel (P.S.)
 

Northline: A Novel (P.S.)

by Willy Vlautin


Fleeing Las Vegas and her abusive boyfriend, Allison Johnson moves to Reno, intent on making a new life for herself. Haunted by the mistakes of her past, and lacking any self-belief, her only comfort seems to come from the imaginary conversations she has with Paul Newman, and the characters he played. But as life crawls on and she finds work, small acts of kindness start to reveal... (read more)

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This book had me hooked from the start. It went places I couldn't predict and the things I did predict did not happen making it very interesting to me.

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  • Gordo R

    gordo r said:

    Best soundtrack to a book I've ever heard. Only one for that matter.

    I'm a big fan of Willy's band Richmond Fontaine. It's easy to imagine these characters in the lyrics to new songs.

    posted Tuesday, May 6 2008
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