A Town with Half the Lights On by Page Getz Paperback Book 9781464226960

For readers of J Ryan Stradal and The Music of Bees with a dash of FXs The Bear comes a quirky and refreshing epistolary novel about a family of cultureshocked Brooklynites transplanted to Goodnight Kansas and their fight for their unexpected lifeline the legendary May Day DinerWelcome to Goodnight KansasPopulation Many Kansans three New Yorkers and one chance to save the place they love mostWith more wind chimes than residents folks dont move to Goodnight when their lives are going well Thats why all eyes are on chef Sid Solvang and his family from the moment they turn down Emporia Road to the dilapidated Victorian they inheritedWhile Sid searches for work and a way back to Brooklyn his daughter searches for answers to the cryptic messages her grandfather left behind to save both her family and the town But then Sid makes an impulsive purchase the fledgling May Day Diner an iconic eatery under the threat of the wrecking ballAs the Solvangs search for their ticket out they discover the truth of Goodnight one of heart and tradition of exploitation and greed and neighbors you would do anything to save And the Solvangs must navigate all of itplus a wayward girl named Disco a host...