{"product_id":"women-and-children-first-alina-grabowski-hardcover","title":"Women and Children First -- Alina Grabowski, Hardcover","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"How often do you finish a novel, only to find yourself flipping back to the first page and thinking, I really ought to start that all over again? . . . Set in a struggling New England town, the novel unfolds through interlocking stories--something like Elizabeth Strout's \u003ci\u003eOlive Kitteridge\u003c\/i\u003e or Jennifer Egan's \u003ci\u003eA Visit from the Goon Squad\u003c\/i\u003e . . . a rich and textured book, with shades not only of those female authors, but also Mary Gaitskill or Lorrie Moore, through its investigation into female agency, power, and vulnerability.\" --Vogue.com \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Most Anticipated Book of 2024 by \u003ci\u003eDebutiful\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOprah Daily, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Vogue \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eA Most Anticipated Book of Spring 2024 by the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\n\n\u003c\/i\u003eA gripping literary puzzle that unwinds the private lives of ten women as they confront tragedy in a small Massachusetts town.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNashquitten, MA, is a decaying coastal enclave that not even tourist season can revive, full of locals who have run the town's industries for generations. When a young woman dies at a house party, the circumstances around her death suspiciously unclear, the tight-knit community is shaken. As a mother grieves her daughter, a teacher her student, a best friend her confidante, the events around the tragedy become a lightning rod: blame is cast, secrets are buried deeper. Some are left to pick up the pieces, while others turn their backs, and all the while, a truth about that dreadful night begins to emerge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold through the eyes of ten local women, Grabowski's \u003ci\u003eWomen and Children First \u003c\/i\u003eis an exquisite portrait of grief and a powerful reminder of life's interconnectedness. Touching on womanhood, class, and sexuality, ambition, disappointment, and tragedy, this novel is a stunning rendering of love and loss, and a bracing lesson from a phenomenal new literary talent that no one walks this earth alone.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alina Grabowski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sjp Lit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\/7\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0\" H x 0\" L x 0\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781638930785\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49534094311728,"sku":"9781638930785","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9781638930785.jpg?v=1774417804","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/women-and-children-first-alina-grabowski-hardcover","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}