Westward Women : 'An audacious first novel to set beside Margaret Atwood' JOYCE CAROL OATES - Alice Martin Publication Date:12/03/2026 waterlilies

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Westward Women : 'An audacious first novel to set beside Margaret Atwood' JOYCE CAROL OATES - Alice Martin Publication Date:12/03/2026 waterliliesAn audacious first novel to set beside Margaret Atwood's provocative first novel The Edible Woman' JOYCE CAROL OATES'Intimate, nostalgic, and downright terrifying' OLIVIA GATWOOD'Haunting, nostalgic and sharply observant' WOMAN'S WEEKLY_____________________________________________________________________________It starts with an itch. In 1970s America, in homes across the country, women ages eighteen to thirty five begin to slow down. Tired. Blank.