The Robber Bride

The Story

Exploring the paradox of female villainy, thisáátale of three fascinating women is another peerlessáádisplay of literary virtuosity by the supremelyáágifted author of Cat's Eye andááThe Handmaid's Tale. Roz, Charisááand Tony all share a wound, and her name is Zenia.ááBeautiful, smart and hungry, by turns manipulativeááand vulnerable, needy and ruthless, Zenia is theááturbulent center of her own perpetual saga. Sheááentered their lives in the sixties, when they were ináácollege. Over the three decades since, she hasáádamaged each of them badly, ensnaring their sympathy,áábetraying their trust, and treating their men as loot. Then Zenia dies, or at any rate the threeááwomen -- with much relief -- attend her funeral. Butááas The Robber Bride begins,ááRoz, Charis and Tony have come together at a trendyáárestaraunt for their monthly lunch when in walksááthe seemingly resurrected Zenia... In thisááconsistently entertaining and profound new novel,ááMargaret Atwood reports from the farthest reachesááof the war between the sexes with heráácharacteristic well-crafted prose, rich and devious humor, andáácompassion.