Book of Lives
Author: Atwood, Margaret
ISBN: 9781784744496
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 04 Nov 2025
Pages: 624
Format: Hardback
The life and times of one of the most important writers of our time, from her peripatetic childhood in the Canadian far north, through the writing of Plt;iPgt;The HandmaidP#39;s TalePlt;/iPgt;, to her position today as revered truth-teller and literary icon
Plt;bPgt;P#39;Fat and satisfyingP#39; Plt;/bPgt;Plt;iPgt;ObserverPlt;/iPgt; * Plt;bPgt;P#39;I loved itP#39;Plt;/bPgt; Dua Lipa *Plt;bPgt; P#39;Deliciously naughtyP#39; Plt;/bPgt;Plt;iPgt;iNews Plt;/iPgt;Plt;bPgt;* P#39;Beautifully toldP#39; Plt;/bPgt;Plt;iPgt;Woman Pamp; Home * Plt;/iPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#39;SpellbindingP#39; Plt;/bPgt;Plt;iPgt;FT Plt;/iPgt;Plt;bPgt;* Book of the Year Plt;/bPgt;Plt;iPgt;Guardian, Financial Times, Observer, Belfast TelegraphPlt;/iPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;bPgt;Immerse yourself in the creative universe of Margaret Atwood for a riot of life, art and everything in between Plt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Raised by scientifically minded parents, Atwood spent most of each year in the wild forest of northern Quebec: a vast playground for her entomologist father and independent, resourceful mother. It was an unfettered and nomadic childhood, sometimes isolated but also thrilling and beautiful.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;From this unconventional start, Atwood unfolds the story of her life, linking key moments to the books that have shaped our literary landscape, from the cruel school year that would become Plt;iPgt;CatP#8217;s EyePlt;/iPgt; to the unease of 1980s Berlin, where she began Plt;iPgt;The HandmaidP#8217;s TalePlt;/iPgt;. In pages alive with the natural world, reading and books, major political turning points and her lifelong love for the charismatic writer Graeme Gibson, we meet poets, bears, Hollywood stars and larger-than-life characters straight from the pages of an Atwood novel.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;bPgt;As she explores her past, Atwood reveals more and more about her writing, the connections between real life and art P#8211; and the workings of one of our boldest imaginations.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;*Top ten Plt;iPgt;Sunday TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestseller week of 22 November 2025*
ISBN: 9781784744496
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 04 Nov 2025
Pages: 624
Format: Hardback
The life and times of one of the most important writers of our time, from her peripatetic childhood in the Canadian far north, through the writing of Plt;iPgt;The HandmaidP#39;s TalePlt;/iPgt;, to her position today as revered truth-teller and literary icon
Plt;bPgt;P#39;Fat and satisfyingP#39; Plt;/bPgt;Plt;iPgt;ObserverPlt;/iPgt; * Plt;bPgt;P#39;I loved itP#39;Plt;/bPgt; Dua Lipa *Plt;bPgt; P#39;Deliciously naughtyP#39; Plt;/bPgt;Plt;iPgt;iNews Plt;/iPgt;Plt;bPgt;* P#39;Beautifully toldP#39; Plt;/bPgt;Plt;iPgt;Woman Pamp; Home * Plt;/iPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#39;SpellbindingP#39; Plt;/bPgt;Plt;iPgt;FT Plt;/iPgt;Plt;bPgt;* Book of the Year Plt;/bPgt;Plt;iPgt;Guardian, Financial Times, Observer, Belfast TelegraphPlt;/iPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;bPgt;Immerse yourself in the creative universe of Margaret Atwood for a riot of life, art and everything in between Plt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Raised by scientifically minded parents, Atwood spent most of each year in the wild forest of northern Quebec: a vast playground for her entomologist father and independent, resourceful mother. It was an unfettered and nomadic childhood, sometimes isolated but also thrilling and beautiful.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;From this unconventional start, Atwood unfolds the story of her life, linking key moments to the books that have shaped our literary landscape, from the cruel school year that would become Plt;iPgt;CatP#8217;s EyePlt;/iPgt; to the unease of 1980s Berlin, where she began Plt;iPgt;The HandmaidP#8217;s TalePlt;/iPgt;. In pages alive with the natural world, reading and books, major political turning points and her lifelong love for the charismatic writer Graeme Gibson, we meet poets, bears, Hollywood stars and larger-than-life characters straight from the pages of an Atwood novel.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;bPgt;As she explores her past, Atwood reveals more and more about her writing, the connections between real life and art P#8211; and the workings of one of our boldest imaginations.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;*Top ten Plt;iPgt;Sunday TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestseller week of 22 November 2025*
