{"product_id":"9781638932772","title":"Women and Children First","description":"By: Alina Grabowski     \u003chr\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\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":"SJP Lit","offers":[{"title":"US - Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":47239396229347,"sku":"DTRPRUS-9781638932772","price":115.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US - Hardback","offer_id":47239407730915,"sku":"DTRPRUS-9781638930785","price":179.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/9781638932772.jpg?v=1760560920","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/products\/9781638932772","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}