Why a Booktrail?
1970s: In 1970s America, in homes across the country, women ages eighteen to thirty-five begin to slow down.
Westward Women
What you need to know before your trail
Drawn to the Pacific Ocean like it’s calling them home, they abandon their lives — jobs, families, their very selves. And once they reach the West, they vanish forever.
At the center of the story are three young women caught in the pull of something unstoppable.
Aimee follows the trail of her missing best friend to a man called the Piper — known for leading infected women West.
Teenie, afflicted and unraveling, clings to a single memory as she looks out the window of the Piper’s van.
And Eve, a former journalist, is chasing the story that might just consume her…
Locations
Reset- America/USA - Maryland - Baltimore
- A: University of Maryland
- B: Baltimore's Historic Charles Street
- America/USA Virginia
- C: Blue Ridge Parkway
- America/USA - Pacific Ocean
- D: Pacific Ocean
Travel Guide
West coast of America
Locations take on a different meaning here – they are vague but for a good reason – moving Westwards is the key
This is a story about three women’s migration in 1973 towards the Pacific Ocean while an infection spreads across the country.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Westward Women
Destination/location: Baltimore, America, Pacific Ocean Author/guide: Alice Martin Departure Time: 1970s
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