{"product_id":"bewilderness-paperback","title":"Bewilderness - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKaren Tucker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren Tucker \u003c\/b\u003ewas born and raised in North Carolina. Her fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Missouri Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Yale Review Online\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoulevard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEpoch\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. She lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains with her partner and multiple cats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.6 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 28, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698255958079,"sku":"9781646221264","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7cc5a42bcf4dbcd6edafdea0f5066357.webp?v=1765010158","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/bewilderness-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}