{"product_id":"9781638932772","title":"Women and Children First","description":"\u003cb\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\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\u003e• \u003cb\u003eA Most Anticipated Book of Spring 2024 by the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.","brand":"Alina Grabowski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":47260119105748,"sku":"9781638932772","price":23.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_689a78d6-43ec-4d3e-a8cd-8fdbb85c88ed.jpg?v=1763161475","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9781638932772","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}