{"product_id":"bewilderness-9781646221264","title":"Bewilderness","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet in rural, poverty-stricken North Carolina, this beautiful, gritty, and piercing novel follows two young women--best friends--as they journey through the highs and lows of friendship, love, and addiction, perfect for readers of Julie Buntin's \u003ci\u003eMarlena\u003c\/i\u003e (Erika Carter, author of \u003ci\u003eLucky You\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIrene, a lonely nineteen-year-old in rural North Carolina, works long nights at the local pool hall, serving pitchers and dodging drunks. One evening, her hilarious, magnetic coworker Luce invites her on a joy ride through the mountains to take revenge on a particularly creepy customer. Their adventure not only spells the beginning of a dazzling friendship, it seduces both girls into the mysterious world of pills and the endless hustles needed to fund the next high. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether, Irene and Luce run nickel-tossing scams at the county fair and trick dealers into trading legit pharms for birth-control pills. Everything is wild and wonderful until Luce finds a boyfriend who wants to help her get clean. Soon the two of them decide to move away and start a new, sober life in Florida--leaving Irene behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in a riveting dialogue between the girls' addicted past and their hopes for a better future, \u003ci\u003eBewilderness\u003c\/i\u003e is not just a brilliant, funny, heartbreaking novel about opioid abuse, it's also a moving look at how intense, intimate friendships can shape every young woman's life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/28\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646221264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Karen Tucker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42148900208821,"sku":"9781646221264","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3fbeb485-e9c5-462c-95d4-723a596e6e6c.jpg?v=1653486266","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/bewilderness-9781646221264","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}