{"product_id":"westward-women-hardcover","title":"Westward Women - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlice Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.35 x 9.38 x 6.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987487752493,"sku":"9781250375308","price":28.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/66sekxrROl9781250375308.webp?v=1776179004","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/westward-women-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}