
Women and Children First
A Novel
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Alina Grabowski
“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 Stairs
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 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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depressing !!
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Interesting structure
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A little confused
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SJP really built this up… I was disappointed
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Confusing
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Hard to follow as an audio book
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Interesting perspective, but confusing
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The Relationships of Mother’s & Daughters!
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The writing format is neat and interestingly told mainly by women young and grown, with the chapters named after women. The reader must pay attention to the characters, and chapters as with all good mysteries.
This is a book for anyone; a timeless tale of growth, and moral consciousness.
American literature of our generation speaking of the historical public school age dilemma for males and females now. This is a story of boys, men, women, their son’s and daughter’s and the HS experience. This is not a charming romanticized tale rather it is foggy, dark and mysterious.
Unforgettably chilling
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Poignant; witty; outstanding
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