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"I am a big fan of Women and Children First . . . Alina Grabowski
is an astute and limber narrative artist and I could read her prose
all day long and never grow weary." --Lorrie Moore, author of A
Gate at the StairsA 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 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.Told through the eyes of
ten local women, Grabowski's Women and Children First is 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.
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