{"product_id":"9781784744496","title":"Book of Lives","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Margaret Atwood\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAutobiography: literary | Memoirs\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e November 2025 by Vintage Publishing (Chatto \u0026amp; Windus) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 752 pages \u003cbr\u003e240mm x 156mm | 876g\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow does the greatest writer of our time tell her own story? Immerse yourself in the creative universe of Margaret Atwood for a riot of life, art – and everything in between\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery writer is at least two beings: the one who lives, and the one who writes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaised by scientifically minded parents, Atwood spent most of each year in the wild forest of northern Quebec: a vast playground for her entomologist father and independent, resourceful mother. It was an unfettered and nomadic childhood, sometimes isolated but also thrilling and beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom this unconventional start, Atwood unfolds the story of her life, linking key moments to the books that have shaped our literary landscape, from the cruel school year that would become Cat’s Eye to the unease of 1980s Berlin, where she began The Handmaid’s Tale. In pages alive with the natural world, reading and books, major political turning points and her lifelong love for the charismatic writer Graeme Gibson, we meet poets, bears, Hollywood stars and larger-than-life characters straight from the pages of an Atwood novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs she explores her past, Atwood reveals more and more about her writing, the connections between real life and art – and the workings of one of our greatest imaginations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55352050057591,"sku":"9781784744496","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781784744496.jpg?v=1750694788","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781784744496","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}