{"product_id":"old-babes-in-the-wood-stories-hardcover-atwood-margaret-hardcover","title":"Old Babes in the Wood: Stories -- Margaret Atwood, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eA dazzling collection of short stories from the internationally acclaimed, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Testaments\u003c\/i\u003e, stories that look deeply into the heart of family relationships, marriage, loss and memory, and what it means to spend a life together\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMargaret Atwood has established herself as one of the most visionary and canonical authors in the world. This collection of fifteen extraordinary stories--some of which have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e--explore the full warp and weft of experience, speaking to our unique times with Atwood's characteristic insight, wit and intellect. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe two intrepid sisters of the title story grapple with loss and memory on a perfect summer evening; \"Impatient Griselda\" explores alienation and miscommunication with a fresh twist on a folkloric classic; and \"My Evil Mother\" touches on the fantastical, examining a mother-daughter relationship in which the mother purports to be a witch. At the heart of the collection are seven extraordinary stories that follow a married couple across the decades, the moments big and small that make up a long life of uncommon love--and what comes after. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReturning to short fiction for the first time since her 2014 collection \u003ci\u003eStone Mattress, \u003c\/i\u003e Atwood showcases both her creativity and her humanity in these remarkable tales which by turns delight, illuminate, and quietly devastate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Atwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Doubleday Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385549073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2022 pg. 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2023 pg. 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/06\/2023","brand":"Margaret Atwood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43952470065380,"sku":"9780385549073","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780385549073.jpg?v=1719487348","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/old-babes-in-the-wood-stories-hardcover-atwood-margaret-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}