{"product_id":"bluebeards-egg-paperback","title":"Bluebeard's Egg - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargaret Atwood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy turns humorous and warm, stark and poignant, these stories f\u003c\/b\u003erom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Testaments\u003c\/i\u003e probe childhood memories, the reality of parents growing old, and the casual cruelty men and women can inflict on one another. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA tenuous teenage love affair fails to survive a hurricane; a man notices the women around him becoming progressively paler and smaller; a surgeon who specializes in hearts seems oddly emotionally opaque to his wife; a middle-aged couple's waning affection rekindles at the spectacle of rare Jamaican birds. In these exceptional short stories, Margaret Atwood proves herself once again a true master of the form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy turns humorous and warm, stark and frightening, \"Bluebeard'S Egg glows with childhood memories, the reality of parents growing old, and the casual cruelty men and women inflict on each other. Here is the familiar outer world of family summers at remote lakes, winters of political activism, and seasons of exotic friends, mundane lives, and unexpected loves. But here too is the inner world of hidden places and all that emerges from them-the intimately personal, the fantastic, the shockingly real...whether it's what lives in a mysterious locked room or the secret feelings we all conceal. In this dramatic and far-ranging collection, Margaret Atwood proves why she is a true master of the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Atwood\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry and critical essays. Her novels include \u003ci\u003eCat's Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Robber Bride\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlias Grace\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Blind Assassin\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eMaddAddam\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy. Her 1985 classic, \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, was followed in 2019 by a sequel, \u003ci\u003eThe Testaments\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a global number one bestseller and won the Booker Prize. In 2020 she published \u003ci\u003eDearly\u003c\/i\u003e, her first collection of poetry for a decade. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Atwood has won numerous awards including the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Imagination in Service to Society, the Franz Kafka Prize, the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. In 2019 she was made a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour for services to literature. She has also worked as a cartoonist, illustrator, librettist, playwright and puppeteer. She lives in Toronto, Canada.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 7.95 x 5.23 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 20, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687118082111,"sku":"9780385491044","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e48e69776849e99fc0d931fc2a234deb.webp?v=1764977523","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/bluebeards-egg-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}