{"product_id":"9780349019321","title":"Westward Women","description":"Author: Alice Martin\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349019321\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 10 Mar 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An audacious first novel to set beside Margaret Atwood's provocative first novel \u003ci\u003eThe Edible Woman\u003c\/i\u003e' JOYCE CAROL OATES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Intimate, nostalgic, and downright terrifying' OLIVIA GATWOOD\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Haunting, nostalgic and sharply observant' \u003ci\u003eWOMAN'S WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e_____________________________________________________________________________\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt starts with an itch.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1970s America, in homes across the country, women ages eighteen to thirty-five begin to slow down.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTired. Blank. Restless.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003e\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\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAimee\u003c\/b\u003e follows the trail of her missing best friend to a man called the Piper -- known for leading infected women West.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTeenie\u003c\/b\u003e, afflicted and unraveling, clings to a single memory as she looks out the window of the Piper's van.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd \u003cb\u003eEve\u003c\/b\u003e, a former journalist, is chasing the story that might just consume her . . .\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e_____________________________________________________________________________\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An all-American fever dream' LEE CLAY JOHNSON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A speculative feminist road trip thriller unlike any other' GINA CHUNG\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Taut and shocking' ANNA NORTH\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46697609265310,"sku":"ADS-9780349019321","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349019321.jpg?v=1775718120","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349019321","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}