{"product_id":"women-and-children-first-alina-grabowski-paperback","title":"Women and Children First -- Alina Grabowski, Paperback","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 Zando - Sjp Lit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\/6\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.1\" H x 5.4\" L x 1.1\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781638932772\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51803691352363,"sku":"9781638932772","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9781638932772.jpg?v=1769685620","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/women-and-children-first-alina-grabowski-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}