{"product_id":"women-and-children-first","title":"Women and Children First","description":"\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" style=\"max-height: none; height: 280px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eOlive Kitteridge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e or Jennifer Egan’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eA Visit from the Goon Squad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\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\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA gripping literary puzzle that unwinds the private lives of ten women as they confront tragedy in a small Massachusetts town.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold through the eyes of ten local women, Grabowski’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWomen and Children First \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA Most Anticipated Book of 2024 by\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDebutiful\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eOprah Daily, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e Vogue \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA Most Anticipated Book of Spring 2024 by the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e New York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\" style=\"opacity: 1; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content-fade\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e}\"\u0026gt;\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-extender-expand\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-expander-prompt\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Zando - Sjp Lit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50120260059421,"sku":"9781638932772","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/9781638932772.jpg?v=1751400520","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/women-and-children-first","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}