Margaret Atwood is one of the world8217 s most esteemed authors a writer ofwide range8212 novels stories essays criticism. She now brings readers acollection of... » 

Margaret Atwood is one of the world8217 s most esteemed authors a writer ofwide range8212 novels stories essays criticism. She now brings readers acollection of smart and entertaining fictional essays punctuated with her ownwonderful illustrations. Chilling and witty these highly imaginativeAtwoodian pieces speak on a broad range of subjects reflecting the times welive in with deadly accuracy and knifeedge precision. Herein Atwood gives asly pep talk to the ambitious young writes about the disconcerting experienceof looking at old photos of ourselves gives us Horatios real views on Hamletand examines the boons and banes of orphanhood. 8220 Bring Back Mom AnInvocation8221 explores what life was really like for the 8220perfect8221 homemakers of days gone by and in 8220 The Animals RejectTheir Names 8221 she runs history backward with surprising results.Prescient and personal delectable and tart The Tent is vintage Atwood. «