{"product_id":"westward-women-alice-martin-hardcover","title":"Westward Women -- Alice Martin, Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor fans of Emma Cline and Emily St. John Mandel, \u003c\/i\u003eWestward Women\u003ci\u003e is a hypnotic and hopeful debut--part fever dream, part dystopian road trip that claws its way towards a jaw-dropping finale.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An audacious first novel to set beside Margaret Atwood\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\" - Joyce Carol Oates\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt starts with an itch.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn homes across the country, women ages eighteen to thirty-five begin to slow down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTired. Blank. Restless.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the center of the story are three young women caught in the pull of something unstoppable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAimee follows the trail of her missing best friend to a man called the Piper--known for leading infected women West. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTeenie, afflicted and unraveling, clings to a single memory as she looks out the window of the Piper's van. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd Eve, a former journalist, is chasing the story that might just consume her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEach on the edge of transformation. Drawn toward the unknown. In search of a way forward.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alice Martin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.12w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250375308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eALICE MARTIN\u003c\/b\u003e is a fiction writer from North Carolina. She holds a PhD in English Literature and teaches writing at Rutgers University. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, her cat, and too many typewriters. \u003ci\u003eWestward Women \u003c\/i\u003eis her debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alice Martin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48270631928036,"sku":"9781250375308","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781250375308.jpg?v=1777567692","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/westward-women-alice-martin-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}