{"product_id":"the-penelopiad","title":"The Penelopiad by Atwood, Margaret","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA fresh take on what follows Homer's The Odyssey by the international best-selling author of The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenelope. Immortalised in legend and myth as the devoted wife of the glorious Odysseus, silently weaving and unpicking and weaving again as she waits for her husband's return. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow Penelope wanders the underworld, spinning a different kind of thread: her own side of the story - a tale of lust, greed and murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Myths\u003c\/i\u003e series brings together some of the world's finest writers, each of whom has retold a myth in a contemporary and memorable way. Authors in the series include Karen Armstrong, Margaret Atwood, A.S. Byatt, David Grossman, Natsuo Kirino, Alexander McCall Smith, Philip Pullman, Ali Smith and Jeanette Winterson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Atwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Canongate Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786892485\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Atwood\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of more than forty books of fiction, poetry and critical essays. In addition to the classic \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, her novels include\u003ci\u003e Cat's Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, shortlisted for the Booker Prize, \u003ci\u003e Alias Grace\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy, \u003ci\u003eThe Blind Assassi\u003c\/i\u003en, winner of the 2000 Booker Prize and \u003ci\u003eOryx and Crake\u003c\/i\u003e, shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. She was awarded the Prince of Asturias Prize for Literature in 2008. In 2017, \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale \u003c\/i\u003ewas adapted for an Emmy-nominated TV series and \u003ci\u003eAlias Grace \u003c\/i\u003ewas adapted into a Netflix Original\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43656914403481,"sku":"9781786892485","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_87785f55-4e4f-48d3-a98e-8894f400afed.jpg?v=1724564180","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/the-penelopiad","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}