Bewilderness

Description: Set 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 Marlena (Erika Carter author of Lucky You). Irene 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. Together 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. Told in a riveting dialogue between the girls addicted past and their hopes for a better future Bewilderness 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.
Title: Bewilderness
Barcode: 9781646220243
Publication Date: 6/1/2021