The blind assassin
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The novel opens with these simple, resonant words: "Ten days after the war ended, my sister drove a car off the bridge." They are spoken by Iris, whose terse account of her sister Laura's death in 1945 is followed by an inquest report proclaiming the death accidental. But just as the reader expects to settle into Laura's story, Atwood introduces a novel-within-a- novel. Entitled The Blind Assassin, it is a science fiction story told by two unnamed lovers who meet in dingy backstreet rooms. When we return to Iris, it is through a 1947 newspaper article announcing the discovery of a sailboat carrying the dead body of her husband, a distinguished industrialist. Told in a style that magnificently captures the colloquialisms and clichés of the 1930s and 1940s, The Blind Assassin is a richly layered and uniquely rewarding experience. The novel has many threads and a series of events that follow one another at a breathtaking pace. As everything comes together, readers will discover that the story Atwood is telling is not only what it seems to be--but, in fact, much more.
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Large type books
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Older women
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Psychological fiction
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Social life and customs
Talking books
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9780385720953
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Grouping Author | margaret atwood |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-03-28 05:33:13AM |
Last Indexed | 2024-03-27 22:29:04PM |
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Domestic fiction
Fiction -- Authorship -- Fiction
Large type books
Older women -- Fiction
Psychological fiction
Sisters -- Death -- Fiction
Talking books
Widows -- Fiction
Women novelists -- Canada -- Fiction
Women novelists -- Fiction
Canada -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction
Domestic fiction
Fiction -- Authorship -- Fiction
Large type books
Older women -- Fiction
Psychological fiction
Sisters -- Death -- Fiction
Talking books
Widows -- Fiction
Women novelists -- Canada -- Fiction
Women novelists -- Fiction
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The blind assassin
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The blind assassin / Margaret Atwood
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The blind assassin by Margaret Atwood
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The blind assassin Margaret Atwood
The blind assassin by Margaret Atwood
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The blind assassin
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Authorship
Death
Fiction
Historical Fiction
Large type books
Mystery
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Science Fiction
Sisters
Social life and customs
Talking books
Widows
Women novelists
Authorship
Death
Fiction
Historical Fiction
Large type books
Mystery
Older women
Science Fiction
Sisters
Social life and customs
Talking books
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