{"product_id":"old-babes-in-the-wood-stories","title":"Old Babes in the Wood: Stories","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.","brand":"Margaret Atwood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43747343368419,"sku":"9780385549073","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0356\/3906\/6759\/products\/9780385549073-us.jpg?v=1678066725","url":"https:\/\/littleprofessorbookshop.com\/products\/old-babes-in-the-wood-stories","provider":"Little Professor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}