{"product_id":"bewilderness","title":"Bewilderness","description":"\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 \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\u003eis 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.","brand":"Catapult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44459748491401,"sku":"9781646220243","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0376\/3057\/4729\/files\/imageloader_8624160e-cf37-4bb8-8a67-c00a5feaa229.jpg?v=1780842609","url":"https:\/\/thebookmarkpr.com\/products\/bewilderness","provider":"The Bookmark Books \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}