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WESTWARD WOMEN
All starts with an itch in this debut novel that is turning heads. A hypnotic, cataclysmic, and ultimately hopeful novel that spans 1970s America, Westward Women is the story of three ordinary yet unforgettable women in extraordinary circumstances.
It starts with an itch. In homes all across America, women aged eighteen to thirty-five first feel a burning, itching sensation in their arms. They become tired and sluggish. And then they are compelled to walk West toward the Pacific Ocean. Abandoning their families, jobs, lives, they become shells of their former selves, never to be heard from again. All while doctors and scientists halfheartedly search for a cure that can't be found.
Aimee has just graduated college when her best friend, Ginny, leaves. Ginny was always the daredevil to Aimee's homebody, but now Aimee must decide between maintaining her safe life, or traversing the interstates to find Ginny. As her search leads to whispers of a man called The Piper, who helps the women travel West, she soon encounters more questions than answers.
Teenie's symptoms are getting worse. Itchy and dazed, she can barely remember anything, staring out The Piper's van windows as the country rolls by. The only thing she can remember with clarity is the last day she saw her sister, before she disappeared without a trace.
When Eve hears a rumor about The Piper, she's determined to chase him down. Everyone knows about the "Westward Women," but actually hearing their stories? Identifying The Piper? It's the scoop of a lifetime, the only thing that will put her journalist reputation back to rights.
As Aimee, Teenie, and Eve crisscross the country, their quests will put them on a collision course with heart-rending, devastating consequences.
Alice Martin received a BA in Creative Writing from UNC-Chapel Hill and an MA in English from NYU. Previously, she worked in book publishing at Writers House, Algonquin Books, and elsewhere. She is currently an English PhD candidate at Rutgers University. Her writing, which has been nominated multiple times for the Pushcart Prize and received Editor's Choice Awards, has appeared in multiple literary magazines. When Alice is not teaching or writing fiction, she is a regular contributor at Shelf Awareness.
Aimee has just graduated college when her best friend, Ginny, leaves. Ginny was always the daredevil to Aimee's homebody, but now Aimee must decide between maintaining her safe life, or traversing the interstates to find Ginny. As her search leads to whispers of a man called The Piper, who helps the women travel West, she soon encounters more questions than answers.
Teenie's symptoms are getting worse. Itchy and dazed, she can barely remember anything, staring out The Piper's van windows as the country rolls by. The only thing she can remember with clarity is the last day she saw her sister, before she disappeared without a trace.
When Eve hears a rumor about The Piper, she's determined to chase him down. Everyone knows about the "Westward Women," but actually hearing their stories? Identifying The Piper? It's the scoop of a lifetime, the only thing that will put her journalist reputation back to rights.
As Aimee, Teenie, and Eve crisscross the country, their quests will put them on a collision course with heart-rending, devastating consequences.
Alice Martin received a BA in Creative Writing from UNC-Chapel Hill and an MA in English from NYU. Previously, she worked in book publishing at Writers House, Algonquin Books, and elsewhere. She is currently an English PhD candidate at Rutgers University. Her writing, which has been nominated multiple times for the Pushcart Prize and received Editor's Choice Awards, has appeared in multiple literary magazines. When Alice is not teaching or writing fiction, she is a regular contributor at Shelf Awareness.
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Published 2026-03-10 by St. Martin's Press |