Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood is Canada's most eminent novelist, poet and critic. Her books include The Edible Woman, Surfacing, Lady Oracle, Life Before Man, Bodily Harm, The Handmaid's Tale (winner of both the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Science Fiction and the Governor-General's Award, shortlisted for the Booker Prize and made in a major film). Cat's Eye (also shortlisted for the Booker Prize) The Robber Bride and Alias Grace. Finally, The Blind Assassin won the Booker Prize in 2000.
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Grab a blanket, pour yourself a hot drink and curl up on a comfy couch . . . here are our top picks for the best books to hibernate with this winter.
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD still rules the book-lovers roost as we announce the 10 Bestselling Vintage Classics books. Our current Top 10 Vintage Classics Bestsellers list shows Australian’s are still keen to get to know the Great American classics such as Hemingway, but fairytales and book-to-film adaptations are still vying for space on our bookshelves. Plus there’s new ‘future classic’ additions to the list from authors like Margaret Atwood and Haruki Murakami.
Books by Margaret Atwood
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Large Print: Maddaddam
by Margaret AtwoodPublished: 15/12/2014
Bringing together characters from Oryx and Crake and The Year of the Flood, this thrilling conclusion to Margaret Atwood's speculative fiction trilogy confirms the ultimate endurance of humanity, community, and love.
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The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret AtwoodPublished: 15/09/2006
'Compulsively readable' Daily Telegraph
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Bluebeard's Egg and Other Stories
by Margaret AtwoodPublished: 07/03/1997
'A novelist and poet of great gifts' - Guardian
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Bodily Harm
by Margaret AtwoodPublished: 08/11/1996
'As swift-moving as the best thriller, clipped and laconic, yet deeply and richly sensitive' - Sunday Telegraph
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Dancing Girls and Other Stories
by Margaret AtwoodPublished: 08/11/1996
'A remarkable collection' - Sunday Times
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Life Before Man
by Margaret AtwoodPublished: 08/11/1996
'A splendid work...superb' - Marilyn French
