{"product_id":"old-babes-in-the-wood","title":"Old Babes in the Wood: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eA dazzling collection of fifteen short stories from Margaret Atwood, the internationally acclaimed, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Testaments\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMargaret Atwood has established herself as a beloved cultural icon and one of the most visionary and canonical authors of her generation. In this collection comprised 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--Atwood speaks to our times with her characteristic wit and intellect. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOf special significance are the seven works revolving around the long-term married couple Tig and Nell. Acting as bookends for the collection, these stories look deeply in the heart of what it means to spend a life together, with the four stories in Part I relating tales from their married life, and the three stories at the end showing Nell's reality in the aftermath of Tig's death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn other works, two sisters grapple with loss and memory in \"Old Babes in the Wood\"; \"Impatient Griselda\" reprises the folkloric role of Griselda in Bocaccio's \u003ci\u003eThe Decameron\u003c\/i\u003e, exploring alienation and miscommunication; and \"Evil Mother\" touching on the fantastical, examining a mother-daughter relationship in which the mother purports to be a witch. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReturning to short fiction for the first time since her 2014 collection, \u003ci\u003eStone Mattress\u003c\/i\u003e, Atwood's storytelling gifts and unmistakable style are on full display.","brand":"Random House Large Print Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44458384523401,"sku":"9780593677940","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0376\/3057\/4729\/files\/imageloader_d53382dc-b26a-429d-b0a8-ec1c3dcb1cf1.jpg?v=1780843978","url":"https:\/\/thebookmarkpr.com\/products\/old-babes-in-the-wood","provider":"The Bookmark Books \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}