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 playe[...]

In his heartbreaking yet hopeful fourth novel, award-winning author Willy Vlautin demonstrates his extraordinary talent for illuminating the disquiet of modern American life, captured in the experiences of three memorable characters looking for meaning in distressing times.Severely wounded in the Ir[...]

Tells the story of two brothers, Frank and Jerry Lee, who take to the road in an attempt to escape the hit and run accident caused by Jerry Lee. Will the kid's death shock them out of their torpor or send them ever deeper into trouble? Can Annie James, a girl from their past, offer them any sort of [...]

Fleeing Las Vegas and her abusive boyfriend, Allison Johnson moves to Reno, but finds 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 her hero, Paul Newman. This book presents a portrait of small-t[...]

Leroy is a young, wounded, Iraq veteran, waking to a rare moment of clarity, his senses flooded with the beauty of remembering who he is but the pain of realising it won't last. When his attempt to end his half-life fails, he is taken to the local hospital where he is looked after by a nurse called [...]

Romanen Motellivet handlar om två bröder - Frank och Jerry Lee Flannigan - som försöker göra det bästa av en till synes hopplös situation på samhällets absoluta botten. Det verkar till att börja med som om allting går dem emot, men hoppet är dess bättre de sista som överger människan.[...]

Huvudpersonen i Willy Vlautins roman Lean on Pete heter Charley Thompson. Han flyttar från stad till stad tillsammans med sin diversearbetande pappa. Pappan tillhör inte precis Guds fogligaste lamm. Ofta lämnar han Charley vind för våg flera dygn i sträck utan att ens ha försett honom med tju[...]

Tells the story of two brothers, Frank and Jerry Lee. Taking to the road in an attempt to escape the hit-and-run accident caused by Jerry, the novel goes back to tell the story of their unhappy lives. With intense feeling and compassion, it explores the frustrations and failed dreams of the brothers[...]