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The Edible Woman Synopsis
Marian is determined to be ordinary. She lays her head gently on the shoulder of her serious fiancee and quietly awaits marriage. But she didn't count on an inner rebellion that would rock her stable routine, and her digestion. Marriage a la mode, Marian discovers, is something she literally can't stomach ...The Edible Woman is a funny, engaging novel about emotional cannibalism, men and women, and desire to be consumed. 'Margaret Atwood not only has a sense of humour, she has wit and style in abundance ...a joy to read' Good Housekeeping 'Written with a brilliant angry energy' Observer 'A witty, elegant, generous and patient writer' Punch
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9780860681298 |
| Publication date: |
13th March 1980 |
| Author: |
Margaret Atwood |
| Publisher: |
Virago Press Ltd an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
368 pages |
| Primary Genre |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction
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Press Reviews
Margaret Atwood Press Reviews
'Margaret Atwood is genuinely funny and makes her point engagingly' THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH MAGAZINE
'The novel offers some ironic reflections on marriage, guilt and the relationship between the sexes - classic Atwood territory'
GUARDIAN
'A subtle and penetrating observer of relationships between men and women'
SUNDAY TIMES
'Margaret Atwood not only has a sense of humour, she has wit and style in abundance...a real joy to read'
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
'Written with a brilliant angry energy'
OBSERVER
'A witty, elegant, generous and patient writer'
PUNCH
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About Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood was born in 1939 in Ottawa and grew up in northern Ontario and Quebec, and Toronto. She received her undergraduate degree from Victoria College at the University of Toronto and her master's degree from Radcliffe College.
She is the author of more than twenty-five volumes of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction and is perhaps best known for her novels, which include The Edible Woman, The Handmaid's Tale, The Robber Bride and Alias Grace. Her novel, The Blind Assassin, won the prestigious Booker Prize in 2000.
Margaret Atwood currently lives in Toronto with novelist Graeme Gibson.
Author photo © George Whiteside
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