The Blondes/Emily Schultz/384 pgs.

Hazel Hayes is a grad student, recently pregnant by a married man, and living in New York City. A strange illness breaks out, apparently only affecting blond women. Once infected, the women become violent. Not knowing the cause of the illness, blond women begin dyeing their hair, or completely shaving it off. Hazel, a red-head, falls into the "blond" category, and is under suspicion of having the "disease." The story is told in Hazel's voice, as she relays the situation to her unborn child. I found it fascinating--recommended!