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Women and Children First
Women and Children First | Alina Grabowski
6 posts | 5 read | 5 to read
"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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kbuggle
Women and Children First | Alina Grabowski
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Ten women‘s stories as they relate to the before and aftermath surrounding the death of young girl in a coastal Mass town

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MonicaLoves2Read
Women and Children First | Alina Grabowski
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Not a popular opinion, but I just didn't get the jest of this book. It's supposed to be a mystery, but I must of missed the mystery. To me it was more women's literary fiction than a mystery. 2⭐

#bookspinbingo #readaway2024 #readmytbrlist #rwadmykindle #alphabetchallenge2024 (W)

dabbe #fanofthepan! 🤩🤩🤩 5mo
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Erinreadsthebooks
Women and Children First | Alina Grabowski
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Another victim of the time of the year, I think. The story is set up to be chapters from ten different females about the death of one particular teen. Keeping up with the various characters felt like a task that I‘m just not up for currently. I made it halfway through. November-ish, I might try again when my brain can focus and I‘m open to the sadness that seems to encompass these ladies. I didn‘t hate it, just didn‘t care about it.

dabbe #hailthebail! 🤩🤩🤩 6mo
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Lesliereadsalot
Women and Children First | Alina Grabowski
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Highly recommend this book about a high school girl who dies at a house party. We read ten stories, each narrated by a girl/woman who knew her, and by the end we feel as though we knew her, and we have a feeling for what led to this tragedy. Each story feels very private, as though we‘re reading the author‘s diary. It‘s the kind of book that stays with you.

AmyG I have heard this was very good. 6mo
Lesliereadsalot The characters really come alive @AmyG 6mo
Cathythoughts Nice review! Stacked. ❤️ 6mo
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Erinreadsthebooks
Women and Children First | Alina Grabowski
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Oops…flailed around a bit this morning and accidentally spilled my coffee on the edge of this library book. I can really amaze myself with my ability to jack some shizz up 🫠😵‍💫But I‘m really liking it, so I hope they‘ll at least let me keep it if I have to pay for a replacement. 🤪

emz711 Yeah I sort of like it too! Would prefer to see that than the ink soaked edges today 6mo
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Hooked_on_books
Women and Children First | Alina Grabowski
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This book hinges on the death of a teen girl who dies suddenly, but it‘s not a murder mystery. Each chapter is dedicated to a different woman., exploring her life before (5 chapters) or after (also 5) the central death. Parts of it are terrific, but I found it uneven and felt it didn‘t quite come together as a whole. Between pick and so-so for me.