Book De*ion
Margaret Atwood's latest brilliant collection of short stories
follows the life of a single character, seen as a girl growing up
the 1930s to a young woman in the 50s and 60s to half of a couple
in the present day, no longer young, reflecting on the new state of
the world. Each story focuses on the ways that relationships
transform a character's life: a woman's complex love for a married
man, the grief upon the death of parents and the joy with the birth
of children, the realization of what growing old with someone you
love really means. By turns funny, lyrical, incisive, earthy,
shocking, and deeply personal, Moral Disorder displays Atwood's
celebrated storytelling gifts and unmistakeable style to their best
advantage.
"Elegant...In Moral Disorder, Atwood travels deep into the
expanse of memories and language built up over her writing lifetime
and offers a handful of gems to illuminate our times."