Westward Women: A Novel Politics & Government Assistant professor Clara Fernsby is

Assistant professor Clara Fernsby is nothing if not driven

and Speke launched another expedition to Africa to prove it

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showcasing the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Overstory at the height of his skills

Westward Women: A Novel Politics & Government Assistant professor Clara Fernsby isFor fans of Emma Cline and Emily St. John Mandel, Westward Women is a hypnotic and hopeful debutpart fever dream, part dystopian road trip that claws its way towards a jaw dropping finale. "An audacious first novel to set beside Margaret Atwood." Joyce Carol Oates It starts with an itch. In homes across the country, women ages eighteen to thirty five begin to slow down. Tired. Blank. Restless. Drawn to the Pacific Ocean like its calling them home.