Goodreads: 3.96/5
“Ten days after the war ended, my sister Laura drove a car off a bridge.”
These words are spoken by Iris Chase Griffen, married at eighteen to a wealthy industrialist but now poor and eighty-two. Iris recalls her far from exemplary life, and the events leading up to her sister’s death, gradually revealing the carefully guarded Chase family secrets. Among these is “The Blind Assassin,” a novel that earned the dead Laura Chase not only notoriety but also a devoted cult following.
Sexually explicit for its time, it was a pulp fantasy improvised by two unnamed lovers who meet secretly in rented rooms and seedy cafés. As this novel-within-a-novel twists and turns through love and jealousy, self-sacrifice and betrayal, so does the real narrative, as both move closer to war and catastrophe.
**Note: The dust jacket of this book has some minor shelf wear but is otherwise in like new condition.
“I absolutely loved this novel, it’s one of my Top 3 Margaret Atwood books (Including the MaddAddaM series and Alias Grace) - it’s a love story, a family history and a fantasy adventure all wrapped into one delightful package. Atwood’s ability to blend genres and timelines within one tale is wholly impressive. Plus, it’s just a highly entertaining tale!” - Sarah, On the Shelf
Goodreads: 3.96/5
“Ten days after the war ended, my sister Laura drove a car off a bridge.”
These words are spoken by Iris Chase Griffen, married at eighteen to a wealthy industrialist but now poor and eighty-two. Iris recalls her far from exemplary life, and the events leading up to her sister’s death, gradually revealing the carefully guarded Chase family secrets. Among these is “The Blind Assassin,” a novel that earned the dead Laura Chase not only notoriety but also a devoted cult following.
Sexually explicit for its time, it was a pulp fantasy improvised by two unnamed lovers who meet secretly in rented rooms and seedy cafés. As this novel-within-a-novel twists and turns through love and jealousy, self-sacrifice and betrayal, so does the real narrative, as both move closer to war and catastrophe.
**Note: The dust jacket of this book has some minor shelf wear but is otherwise in like new condition.
“I absolutely loved this novel, it’s one of my Top 3 Margaret Atwood books (Including the MaddAddaM series and Alias Grace) - it’s a love story, a family history and a fantasy adventure all wrapped into one delightful package. Atwood’s ability to blend genres and timelines within one tale is wholly impressive. Plus, it’s just a highly entertaining tale!” - Sarah, On the Shelf
ISBN: 9780771008634
