{"product_id":"9781784744496","title":"Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe life and times of one of the most important writers of our time, from her peripatetic childhood in the Canadian far north, through the writing of  The Handmaid's Tale,  to her position today as revered truth-teller and literary icon.\u003cbr\u003eImmerse yourself in the creative universe of Margaret Atwood for a riot of life, art and everything in between: the greatest writer of our time tells her own story\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\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-thanlife characters straight from the pages of an Atwood novel.\u003cbr\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 boldest imaginations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Margaret+Atwood\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eMargaret Atwood\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Margaret Atwood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47378779504803,"sku":"9781784744496","price":800.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781784744496_bb935c04-b9c8-4a01-92e7-413ecbd3ef84.jpg?v=1776805171","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9781784744496","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}