{"product_id":"book-of-lives-a-memoir-of-sorts","title":"Book of Lives A Memoir of Sorts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe greatest writer of our time tells her own story. Immerse yourself in the creative universe of Margaret Atwood for a riot of life, art and everything in between\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003e\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 \u003ci\u003eCat's Eye\u003c\/i\u003e to the unease of 1980s Berlin, where she began \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'She's taken our times and made them wise to them' \u003cb\u003eALI SMITH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'She's Margaret Atwood and she can do anything' \u003cb\u003eANN PATCHETT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'She saw it all coming' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The outstanding novelist of our age' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atticus Bookshop Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47408070000889,"sku":"9781784744496","price":69.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/4535\/6025\/files\/12059793482823.jpg?v=1770698038","url":"https:\/\/www.atticusbooksandart.com.au\/products\/book-of-lives-a-memoir-of-sorts","provider":"Atticus Bookshop Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}