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The Robber Bride is a 1993 novel by Margaret Atwood about three women and their nemesis, Zenia, who betrayed them in love. The novel explores themes of power, friendship and betrayal, and was adapted into a film and a short story.
- Margaret Eleanor Atwood
- 1993
Jan 1, 2001 · A novel inspired by a Grimm fairy tale, about a villainous woman who destroys the lives of three friends. Read ratings, reviews, and excerpts from this contemporary literary fiction by the award-winning author of The Handmaid's Tale.
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Roz, Charis, and Tony—university classmates decades ago—were reunited at Zenia’s funeral and have met monthly for lunch ever since, obsessively retracing the destructive swath she once cut through their lives.
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Jun 8, 2011 · A classic work of Canadian literature, The Robber Bride explores the complex dynamics of female friendship and the destructive power of a charismatic but ruthless woman. Zenia, a former lover and friend of Roz, Charis, and Tony, reappears after her funeral and threatens to ruin their lives again.
- unabridged
- Margaret Atwood
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2011
Most of the novel recounts the women’s ordeals after the sinister Zenia enters their lives, steals their men, and shatters their worlds. The first narrative deals with Tony,...
Dec 10, 2010 · In this richly layered narrative, Atwood skilfully evokes the decades of the past as she retraces three women’s lives, until we are back in the present – where...
The Robber Bride is an exacting narrative about friendship, betrayal, and the complexities of human relationships. A terrifying example of how the past, if not reconciled, will influence the present-day struggle and identity.
