Description
By the author of THE HANDMAID'S TALE and ALIAS GRACE
A beautifully bizarre assortment of short stories and prose poems. Writing on an eclectic range of subjects from 'Bread' and 'Strawberries', to 'Fainting' and 'Women's Novels', Margaret Atwood brings her astonishing world view to the comings and goings of ordinary life. The pretentious male chef is taken down a peg, a gang of cynical five year olds concoct a poisonous brew; and knowing when to stop is of deadly importance in a game of Murder in the Dark.
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Praise for Murder in the Dark:
These vignettes glow with the usual Atwood magic of intelligence ... an exhilarating performance, full of sharp pleasures for the mind -BRITISH BOOK NEWS
'A brilliant and witty writer' -COSMOPOLITAN
'Direct, unpretentious, humorous' -SUNDAY TIMES
* Margaret Atwood's classic short fictions reissued with a stunning new jacket style along with others from Margaret Atwood's backlist
About the Author
Margaret Atwood is the author of more than forty works, including fiction, poetry and critical essays, and her books have been published in over thirty-five countries. She has won many literary awards and prizes.
Reviews
These vignettes glow with the usual Atwood magic of intelligence ... an exhilarating performance, full of sharp pleasures for the mind * BRITISH BOOK NEWS *
Shrewd, funny, intelligent, honest, ironic * SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY *
A brilliant and witty writer * COSMOPOLITAN *
Book Information
ISBN 9781844086955
Author Margaret Atwood
Format Paperback
Page Count 128
Imprint Virago Press Ltd
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 110g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 128mm * 12mm
