The Blind Assassin

The Booker Prize-winning sensation from the imcomparable Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin combines gothic drama, romantic suspense, and a science fiction yarn in an entrancing novel of uncommon intricacy and grace. As Iris Chase Griffen, the sole surviving descendant of a once-distinguished Toronto family, recalls the events of her life and the pivotal death of her sister Laura in 1945, we simultaneously read Laura's posthumously published novel, The Blind Assassin. In that novel within a novel-the tale of two lovers of the lam-there is yet another narrative: a science fiction fantasy, in which a blind assassin and a mute sacrificial virgin share a journey of their own. Brilliantly weaving together such seemingly disparate elements, Atwood creates a world of astonishing vision and unforgettable impact.