" Willy Vlautin is not known for happy endings, but there\'s something here that defies the downward pull.
In the end, Lynette is pure life force: fierce and canny and blazing through a city that no longer has space for her, and it\'s all Portland\'s loss." -- Portland Monthly Magazine Award-winning author Willy Vlautin explores the impact of trickle-down greed and opportunism of gentrification on ordinary li. " Willy Vlautin is not known for happy endings, but there\'s something here that defies the downward pull