{"product_id":"westward-women-alice-martin-9780349019321","title":"Westward Women","description":"\u003cp\u003e'An audacious first novel to set beside Margaret Atwood's provocative first novel The Edible Woman' JOYCE CAROL OATES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Intimate, nostalgic, and downright terrifying' OLIVIA GATWOOD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Haunting, nostalgic and sharply observant' WOMAN'S WEEKLY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e_____________________________________________________________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt starts with an itch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1970s America, in homes across the country, women ages eighteen to thirty-five begin to slow down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTired. Blank. Restless.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt the center of the story are three young women caught in the pull of something unstoppable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAimee follows the trail of her missing best friend to a man called the Piper -- known for leading infected women West.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTeenie, afflicted and unraveling, clings to a single memory as she looks out the window of the Piper's van.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd Eve, a former journalist, is chasing the story that might just consume her . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e_____________________________________________________________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'An all-American fever dream' LEE CLAY JOHNSON\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A speculative feminist road trip thriller unlike any other' GINA CHUNG\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Taut and shocking' ANNA NORTH\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREADERS ARE RAVING:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e????? 'Impeccable . . . Westward Women will lure you in and not let you go'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e?????'What an insanely beautiful story . . . Exquisite. No notes'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e????? 'Fresh and memorable . . . I was immediately hooked'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e?????'I loved this. What a visceral and beautiful encapsulation of what being a woman is like'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e????? 'Unsettling, urgent, and downright unforgettable'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e????? 'I would give it ten stars if I could. This book completely blew me away. Haunting, timely, and beautifully written'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alice Martin","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":48611831709939,"sku":"9780349019321","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9780349019321.jpg?v=1773899231","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/westward-women-alice-martin-9780349019321","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}