{"product_id":"9781784744854-old-babes-in-the-wood","title":"Old Babes in the Wood","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAtwood's first new fiction publication since \u003ci\u003eThe Testaments\u003c\/i\u003e, this deeply personal collection includes a stunning sequence that follows a married couple as they travel the road together, the moments big and small that make up a long life of love -- and what comes after\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe stories explore the full warp and weft of experience, from two best friends disagreeing about their shared past, to the right way to stop someone from choking; from a daughter determining if her mother really is a witch, to what to do with inherited relics such as World War II parade swords.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey feature beloved cats, a confused snail, Martha Gellhorn, George Orwell, philosopher-astronomer-mathematician Hypatia of Alexandria, a cabal of elderly female academics, and an alien tasked with retelling human fairy tales.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe glorious range of Atwood's creativity and humanity is on full beam in these tales, which by turns delight, illuminate and quietly devastate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gripping. a writer in full possession of her powers' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'These reflections on marriage, mortality and many-tentacled aliens show Atwood's mastery of the short form' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'She's Margaret Atwood, and she can do anything' Ann Patchett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'There is no greater living writer' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The outstanding novelist of our age' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A living legend' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40748762726497,"sku":"9781784744854","price":19.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32277263.jpg?v=1737113136","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781784744854-old-babes-in-the-wood","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}