Bewilderness : a novel
(Book)

Rural North Carolina. Irene works long nights at the local pool hall, serving pitchers and dodging drunks. One evening magnetic coworker Luce invites her on a joy ride through the mountains to take revenge on a particularly creepy customer. Their adventure seduces both girls into the mysterious world of pills and the endless hustles needed to fund the next high. They run nickel-tossing scams at the county fair and trick dealers into trading legit pharms for birth-control pills. When Luce finds a boyfriend who wants to help her get clean, they decide to move away and start a new, sober life in Florida-- leaving Irene behind. -- adapted from jacket