The Blind Assassin ~ Margaret Atwood

The Blind Assassin ~ Margaret Atwood

Medium soft cover
Excellent condition

Margaret Atwoods The Blind Assassin is a layered and haunting novel that unfolds through the voice of Iris Chase, an elderly woman reflecting on her life and the tragic fate of her sister, Laura. The story weaves together memoir, family history, and a novel-within-a-novela pulp science fiction tale attributed to Laura but written by someone else entirely. As Iris recounts the events leading up to Lauras mysterious death, the narrative reveals a web of betrayal, repression, and sacrifice set against the backdrop of twentieth-century Canadian society. The interlaced storiesLauras supposed novel, the sci-fi tale within it, and Iriss confessionsgradually expose the truth about love, power, and the cost of silence. Atwoods prose is sharp and elegiac, and the novels structure mirrors the complexity of memory and legacy, making it a masterwork of storytelling and emotional resonance.