{"product_id":"9780385475723","title":"The Blind Assassin","description":"“Ten days after the war ended, my sister Laura drove a car off a bridge.” These words are spoken by Iris Chase Griffen, married at eighteen to a wealthy industrialist but now poor and eighty-two. Iris recalls her far from exemplary life, and the events leading up to her sister’s death, gradually revealing the carefully guarded Chase family secrets. Among these is “The Blind Assassin,” a novel that earned the dead Laura Chase not only notoriety but also a devoted cult following. Sexually explicit for its time, it was a pulp fantasy improvised by two unnamed lovers who meet secretly in rented rooms and seedy cafés. As this novel-within-a-novel twists and turns through love and jealousy, self-sacrifice and betrayal, so does the real narrative, as both move closer to war and catastrophe. Margaret Atwood’s Booker Prize-winning sensation combines elements of gothic drama, romantic suspense, and science fiction fantasy in a spellbinding tale.\u003cp\u003eAuthor Biography: \u003ci\u003eMargaret Atwood\u003c\/i\u003e was born in Ottawa in 1939, and grew up in northern Quebec and Ontario, and later in Toronto. She has lived in numerous cities in Canada, the U.S., and Europe.\u003cbr\u003eShe is the author of more than thirty books – novels, short stories, poetry, literary criticism, social history, and books for children.\u003cbr\u003eAtwood’s work is acclaimed internationally and has been published around the world. Her novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid’s Tale\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCat’s Eye\u003c\/i\u003e – both shortlisted for the Booker Prize; \u003ci\u003eThe Robber Bride\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAlias Grace\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the prestigious Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy, and a finalist for the Booker Prize, the Orange Prize, and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award; and \u003ci\u003eThe Blind Assassin\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Booker Prize and a finalist for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Her new novel is \u003ci\u003eOryx and Crake\u003c\/i\u003e (2003)\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e She is the recipient of numerous honours, such as \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Award for Literary Excellence in the U.K., the National Arts Club Medal of Honor for Literature in the U.S., Le Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France, and she was the first winner of the London Literary Prize. She has received honorary degrees from universities across Canada, and one from Oxford University in England.\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Atwood lives in Toronto with novelist Graeme Gibson.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012431298800,"sku":"9780385475723","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780385475723_p0.jpg?v=1763694716","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780385475723","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}