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Westward Women, March 2026
Hardcover / e-Book

Westward Women
Alice Martin

St. Martin's Press
March 2026
On Sale: March 10, 2026
Featuring: Teenie; Aimee; Eve
304 pages
ISBN: 1250375304
EAN: 9781250375308
Kindle: B0F5PDZNGS
Hardcover / e-Book
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Science Fiction Alternate History | Historical

It starts with an itch. In homes all across America, women first feel a burning, itching sensation in their arms. They become tired and sluggish. And then they are compelled to walk West toward the Pacific Ocean. Abandoning their families, jobs, lives, they become shells of their former selves, all while doctors and scientists halfheartedly search for a cure that can’t be found.

Once they reach their destination, they aren’t heard from again.

Aimee has just graduated college when her best friend, Ginny, leaves. Ginny was always the daredevil to Aimee’s homebody, but now Aimee must decide between maintaining her safe life, or traversing the interstates to find Ginny. As her search leads to whispers of a man called The Piper, who helps the women travel West, she soon encounters more questions than answers.

Teenie’s symptoms are getting worse. Itchy and dazed, she can barely remember anything, staring out The Piper’s van windows as the country rolls by. The only thing she can remember with clarity is the last day she saw her sister, before she disappeared without a trace. You know. The way some girls just do.

When Eve hears a rumor about The Piper, she’s determined to chase him down. Everyone knows about the Westward Women, but actually hearing their stories? Identifying The Piper? It’s the scoop of a lifetime, the only thing that will put her journalist reputation back to rights.

As Aimee, Teenie, and Eve crisscross the country, their quests will put them on a collision course with heart-rending, devastating consequences.

A hypnotic, cataclysmic, and ultimately hopeful novel that spans 1970s America, Westward Women is the story of three ordinary yet unforgettable women in extraordinary circumstances.

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