Book of Lives

Book of Lives

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Raised by scientifically minded parents, Atwood spent most of each year in the wild forest of northern Quebec: a vast playground for her entomologist father and independent, resourceful mother. It was an unfettered and nomadic childhood, sometimes isolated but also thrilling and beautiful. From this unconventional start, Atwood unfolds the story of her life, linking key moments to the books that have shaped our literary landscape, from the cruel school year that would become ‘Cat’s Eye’ to the unease of 1980s Berlin, where she began ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’. In pages alive with the natural world, reading and books, major political turning points and her lifelong love for the charismatic writer Graeme Gibson, we meet poets, bears, Hollywood stars and larger-than-life characters straight from the pages of an Atwood novel.

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THE GLOBAL BESTSELLER

‘Fat and satisfying’ Observer * ‘I loved it’ Dua Lipa * ‘Deliciously naughty’ iNews * ‘Beautifully told’ Woman & Home * ‘Spellbinding’ FT * Book of the Year Guardian, Financial Times, Observer, Belfast Telegraph

Books, feminism, school bullies, Hollywood stars, bears, The Handmaid’s Tale, vengeance, love, creativity, death — welcome to Margaret Atwood’s world.

With her trademark wit, infamous wisdom and frankly astonishing recall, the creative icon takes us on a tour of her life so far and shows how it’s fed her writing. From her unfettered childhood in the wild forests of northern Quebec, to 1980s Berlin where the seeds of The Handmaid’s Tale were sown and on to her life today on the global cultural stage, settle into your ringside seat and witness a remarkable life in extraordinary times.

‘One of the most deliciously engaging memoirs of the decade’ Financial Times
‘Extraordinary . . . the writing, plus drawing and photos, will delight’ Grazia
‘Nerdy brainiac, waifish poet, Medusa-eyed feminist, uncanny prophet’ Guardian

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Weight 0.5 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 3.5 cm
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Paperback

Pages

624

Language

English

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818.5409 (edition:23)

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General – Trade / Code: K

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