The Robber Bride
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Once again, Atwood weaves a complex tale. The lives of the four women intertwine over three decades, and Zenia leaves a path of destruction behind her, apparently never touched by the damage she does. Atwood lets the reader examine the deep emotional impact that women can have on each other.
Roz, Charis, and Tony all share a wound, and her name is Zenia. Beautiful, smart, and hungry, by turns manipulative and vulnerable, needy and ruthless, Zenia is the turbulent center of her own neverending saga. She entered their lives in the sixties, when they were in college. Over the three decades since, she has damaged each of them badly, ensnaring their sympathy, betraying their trust, and treating their men as loot. Then Zenia dies, or at any rate the three women—with much relief—attend her funeral. But as The Robber Bride begins, Roz, Charis, and Tony have come together at a trendy restaurant for their monthly lunch when in walks the seemingly resurrected Zenia...
In this consistently entertaining and profound new novel, Margaret Atwood reports from the farthest reaches of the war between the sexes with her characteristic well-crafted prose, rich and devious humor, and compassion.
Once again, Atwood weaves a complex tale. The lives of the four women intertwine over three decades, and Zenia leaves a path of destruction behind her, apparently never touched by the damage she does. Atwood lets the reader examine the deep emotional impact that women can have on each other.
I've been wanting to read this one for a long time. I've read Handmaid's Tale, so I'm looking forward to another Atwood. Thanks, Anavolena!
This one has been sitting on my shelf with a bookmark in it for way too long. It's continuing its journey now.
Journal Entry 4 by Crankydragon at Starbucks on W Main in Tupelo, Mississippi USA on Wednesday, July 6, 2005
Released 18 yrs ago (7/6/2005 UTC) at Starbucks on W Main in Tupelo, Mississippi USA
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