{"product_id":"9780349019321-westward-women","title":"Westward Women","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'An audacious first novel to set beside Margaret Atwood' JOYCE CAROL OATES\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Girls \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eStation Eleven \u003c\/i\u003ein this eerie, hypnotic literary debut which unflinchingly explores women's rage, desire and agency in a world bent on controlling their bodies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An audacious first novel to set beside Margaret Atwood's provocative first novel \u003ci\u003eThe Edible Woman\u003c\/i\u003e' \u003c\/b\u003eJOYCE CAROL OATES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Intimate, nostalgic, and downright terrifying' \u003c\/b\u003eOLIVIA GATWOOD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Haunting, nostalgic and sharply observant' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWOMAN'S WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_____________________________________________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt starts with an itch.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1970s America, in homes across the country, women ages eighteen to thirty-five begin to slow down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTired. Blank. Restless.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawn to the Pacific Ocean like it's calling them home, they abandon their lives -- jobs, families, their very selves. And once they reach the West, they vanish forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the center of the story are three young women caught in the pull of something unstoppable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAimee\u003c\/b\u003e follows the trail of her missing best friend to a man called the Piper -- known for leading infected women West.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTeenie\u003c\/b\u003e, afflicted and unraveling, clings to a single memory as she looks out the window of the Piper's van.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd \u003cb\u003eEve\u003c\/b\u003e, a former journalist, is chasing the story that might just consume her .\u003cbr\u003e_____________________________________________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An all-American fever dream' \u003c\/b\u003eLEE CLAY JOHNSON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A speculative feminist road trip thriller unlike any other' \u003c\/b\u003eGINA CHUNG\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Taut and shocking' \u003c\/b\u003eANNA NORTH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eREADERS ARE RAVING:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Impeccable . \u003ci\u003eWestward Women\u003c\/i\u003e will lure you in and not let you go'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'What an insanely beautiful story . Exquisite. No notes'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Fresh and memorable . I was immediately hooked'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I loved this. What a visceral and beautiful encapsulation of what being a woman is like'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Unsettling, urgent, and downright unforgettable'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I would give it ten stars if I could. This book completely blew me away. Haunting, timely, and beautifully written'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57458356748662,"sku":"9780349019321","price":15.16,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_40387179_b3af9f8d-08b8-45f8-8940-072cf599a7fe.jpg?v=1773897290","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780349019321-westward-women","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}