The Robber Bride

Margaret Atwood
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Roz, Charis, and Tony all share a wound, and her name is Zenia. Beautiful, smart, and hungry, by turns manipulative and vulnerable, needy and ruthless, Zenia is the turbulent center of her own neverending saga. She entered their lives in the sixties, when they were in college. Over the three decades since, she has damaged each of them badly, ensnaring their sympathy, betraying their trust, and treating their men as loot. Then Zenia dies, or at any rate the three women—with much relief—attend her funeral. But as The Robber Bride begins, Roz, Charis, and Tony have come together at a trendy restaurant for their monthly lunch when in walks the seemingly resurrected Zenia...
Genres: FictionCanadaContemporaryLiterary FictionFeminismLiteratureNovelsClassicsWomensBook Club
528 Pages

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