Margaret Atwood | Old Babes in the Wood

Old Babes in the Wood

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Margaret Atwood has established herself as one of the most visionary and canonical authors in the world. This collection of fifteen extraordinary stories—some of which have appeared in The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine—explore the full warp and weft of experience, speaking to our unique times with Atwood’s characteristic insight, wit and intellect.

The two intrepid sisters of the title story grapple with loss and memory on a perfect summer evening; “Impatient Griselda” explores alienation and miscommunication with a fresh twist on a folkloric classic; and “My Evil Mother” touches on the fantastical, examining a mother-daughter relationship in which the mother purports to be a witch. At the heart of the collection are seven extraordinary stories that follow a married couple across the decades, the moments big and small that make up a long life of uncommon love—and what comes after.

Returning to short fiction for the first time since her 2014 collection Stone Mattress, Atwood showcases both her creativity and her humanity in these remarkable tales which by turns delight, illuminate, and quietly devastate.

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Publisher: Doubleday

ISBN: 978-0593677940

ASIN: B0B6QT1V2K

Word Count: 75300 words

Length: 251 pages

Language: English

Release Date: March 7, 2023

Available as: Ebook,Paperback

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Atwood’s stories about the vicissitudes and quirks of an aging couple, on grief and loss, on being an older academic, make up this collection. And then there’s a reflection on being a snail. A literary Everyone Everwhere All at Once, funny and touching.

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