Book
Women and children first : a novel / Alina Grabowski.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781638930785 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 323 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : SJP Lit, a Zando imprint, 2024.
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | City and town life > Fiction. Death > Fiction. Epilepsy in youth > Fiction. Grief > Fiction. High school girls > Death > Fiction. Loss (Psychology) > Fiction. Murder > Investigation > Fiction. Secrecy > Fiction. Social classes > Fiction. Women > Psychology > Fiction. Young women > Death > Fiction. Massachusetts > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Bildungsromans. Psychological fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown Branch | FIC Grabo | 31681010375202 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
When a young woman dies under suspicious circumstances at a house party, the private lives of ten women unravel as they confront this tragedy in their small Massachusetts town where blame is cast, secrets are buried deeper and a shocking truth about thatdreadful night begins to emerge. - Baker & Taylor
When a young woman dies under suspicious circumstances at a house party, the private lives of 10 women unravel as they confront this tragedy in their small Massachusetts town where blame is cast, secrets are buried deeper and a shocking truth about that dreadful night begins to emerge. - Perseus Publishing
âHow 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 storiesâsomething like Elizabeth Stroutâs Olive Kitteridge or Jennifer Eganâs A Visit from the Goon Squad . . . 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.â âVogue.com
A Most Anticipated Book of 2024 by Debutiful, Oprah Daily, and Vogue ⢠A Most Anticipated Book of Spring 2024 by the New York Times
A gripping literary puzzle that unwinds the private lives of ten women as they confront tragedy in a small Massachusetts town.
Nashquitten, MA, is a decaying coastal enclave that not even tourist season can revive, full of locals who have run the townâs 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.
Told through the eyes of ten local women, Grabowskiâs Women and Children First is an exquisite portrait of grief and a powerful reminder of lifeâs 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. - Random House, Inc.
âHow 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 storiesâsomething like Elizabeth Stroutâs Olive Kitteridge or Jennifer Eganâs A Visit from the Goon Squad . . . 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.â âVogue.com
A Most Anticipated Book of 2024 by Debutiful, Oprah Daily, and Vogue ⢠A Most Anticipated Book of Spring 2024 by the New York Times
A gripping literary puzzle that unwinds the private lives of ten women as they confront tragedy in a small Massachusetts town.
Nashquitten, MA, is a decaying coastal enclave that not even tourist season can revive, full of locals who have run the townâs 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.
Told through the eyes of ten local women, Grabowskiâs Women and Children First is an exquisite portrait of grief and a powerful reminder of lifeâs 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.
