{"product_id":"books-bewilderness-by-karen-tucker","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 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarlena\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e (Erika Carter, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLucky You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\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\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":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53774181695761,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781646220243.jpg?v=1783982467","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/products\/books-bewilderness-by-karen-tucker","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}