“the down-and-out world of Raymond Carver and Andre Dubus III, with song lyrics added.”
Lynette’s alarm goes off at 3:15 a.m. She is 30 years old. She wears ten-year-old sweats and wool socks to bed. Her room’s warmth depends on a portable heater; it doesn’t work very well.
“Vlautin’s novels cast a spotlight on the underclass and underbelly of this land and gives voice to those who may no longer have one.”
