{"product_id":"women-and-children-first-9781638930785","title":"Women and Children First","description":"\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Most Anticipated Book of 2024 by\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDebutiful\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlina Grabowski \u003c\/b\u003egrew up in coastal Massachusetts and holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Vanderbilt University. Her writing has appeared in\u003ci\u003e Story, The Masters Review, Joyland, The Adroit Journal, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Day One.\u003c\/i\u003e She has received scholarships from Aspen Summer Words, the Sewanee Writers' Conference, the Squaw Valley Community of Writers, and the Juniper Summer Writing Institute. She lives in Austin, Texas.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Zando - Sjp Lit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50575492546834,"sku":"9781638930785","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_23c2032d-0cf8-489c-be81-9d2ec361266f.jpg?v=1746298912","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/women-and-children-first-9781638930785","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}