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Old babes in the wood : stories
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First edition.
"Margaret Atwood has established herself as a beloved cultural icon and one of the most visionary and canonical authors of her generation. In this collection comprised of fifteen extraordinary stories-some of which have appeared in The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine-Atwood speaks to our times with her characteristic wit and intellect. Of special significance are the seven works revolving around the long-term married couple Tig and Nell. Acting as bookends for the collection, these stories look deeply in the heart of what it means to spend a life together, with the four stories in Part I relating tales from their married life, and the three stories at the end showing Nell's reality in the aftermath of Tig's death. In other works, two sisters grapple with loss and memory in "Old Babes in the Wood"; "Impatient Griselda" reprises the folkloric role of Griselda in Bocaccio's The Decameron, exploring alienation and miscommunication; and "Evil Mother" touching on the fantastical, examining a mother-daughter relationship in which the mother purports to be a witch. Returning to short fiction for the first time since her 2014 collection, Stone Mattress, Atwood's storytelling gifts and unmistakable style are on full display"--
A dazzling collection of short stories from the internationally acclaimed, award-winning author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments, stories that look deeply into the heart of family relationships, marriage, loss and memory, and what it means to spend a life together.
A dazzling collection of short stories from the internationally acclaimed, award-winning author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments, stories that look deeply into the heart of family relationships, marriage, loss and memory, and what it means to spend a life together.
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| Avon Free Library | FIC ATW (Text) Adult Fiction |
52113300584057 |
Checked out 04/01/2023 |
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| Bell Memorial Library - Nunda | FIC ATW (Text) Adult Fiction |
52114300266356 |
Checked out 04/06/2023 |
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| Bristol Library | FIC ATW (Text) Adult Fiction |
52134300077983 |
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| Caledonia Library Association | FIC ATW (Text) Adult Fiction |
52135300338366 |
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| Clifton Springs Library | Fic Atw (Text) Adult Fiction |
52115300422055 |
Checked out 04/01/2023 |
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| Dansville Public Library | FIC ATW (Text) Adult Fiction |
52117300654067 |
Checked out 04/07/2023 |
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| Geneva Public Library | FIC ATW (Text) First Floor New Books |
52118301201650 |
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| Honeoye Public Library | FIC (Text) New Adult Fiction |
52120300440826 |
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| Lima Public Library | FIC ATW (Text) Adult Fiction |
32139002076709 |
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| Livonia Public Library | FIC ATW (Text) Adult New |
52140300641207 |
Checked out 03/30/2023 |
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