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Old babes in the wood : stories / Margaret Atwood.

Atwood, Margaret, 1939- (author.). Atwood, Margaret, 1939- First aid. (Added Author). Atwood, Margaret, 1939- Two scorched man. (Added Author). Atwood, Margaret, 1939- Morte de Smudgie. (Added Author). Atwood, Margaret, 1939- My evil mother. (Added Author). Atwood, Margaret, 1939- The dead interview. (Added Author). Atwood, Margaret, 1939- Impatient Griselda. (Added Author). Atwood, Margaret, 1939- Bad teeth. (Added Author). Atwood, Margaret, 1939- Death by clamshell. (Added Author). Atwood, Margaret, 1939- Freeforall. (Added Author). Atwood, Margaret, 1939- Metempsychosis : or, the journey of the soul. (Added Author). Atwood, Margaret, 1939- Airborne : a symposium. (Added Author). Atwood, Margaret, 1939- A dusty lunch. (Added Author). Atwood, Margaret, 1939- Widows. (Added Author). Atwood, Margaret, 1939- Wooden box. (Added Author). Atwood, Margaret, 1939- Old babes in the wood. (Added Author).

Summary:

Margaret Atwood has established herself as one of the world's most visionary and canonical authors. 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 folklore 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. -- Provided by bookflap.

Record details

ISBN: 9780385549073
ISBN: 0385549075
ISBN: 9780593468418
Physical Description: 257 pages ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Doubleday, [2023]
Copyright: ©2023

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Formatted Contents Note:

TIG & NELL. First aid -- Two scorched man -- Morte de Smudgie -- MY EVIL MOTHER. My evil mother -- The dead interview -- Impatient Griselda -- Bad teeth -- Death by clamshell -- Freeforall -- Metempsychosis : or, the journey of the soul -- Airborne : a symposium -- NELL & TIG. A dusty lunch -- Widows -- Wooden box -- Old babes in the wood.