Books by Margaret Atwood

Portrait of Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood is one of Canada's most acclaimed and versatile writers, celebrated for her incisive exploration of power, identity, and the human condition. Her novels, poetry, and essays blend sharp wit with a profound understanding of contemporary society, often weaving speculative or dystopian elements into narratives that feel unsettlingly close to reality.

Across her distinguished career, Atwood has garnered international recognition for works that challenge and captivate in equal measure. Whether reimagining myth, interrogating gender politics, or projecting the future's moral dilemmas, her storytelling remains both inventive and deeply humane-marking her as a defining voice in modern literature.

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  • Curious Pursuits: Occasional Writing

    Little, Brown Book Group Curious Pursuits: Occasional Writing

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisBy the author of The Handmaid's Tale and Alias Grace Curious Pursuits is a collection of personal essays, book reviews and articles from the fierce, ingenious mind of Margaret Atwood, ranging from 1970 to the present. Atwood remembers moving to London as a starry-eyed teenager in 1964 and her first attempts at gardening; she discusses feminist utopias in fiction, and writes moving odes on beloved classics like Anne of Green Gables. Personal life and fiction are shelved side by side in this revealing, insightful collection of Atwood's non-fiction writing.PRAISE FOR Curious Pursuits'A goldmine' Sunday Times'Reminds one that Atwood is a superbly funny (as well as serious) writer; her wit is winningly relaxed and genial as well as sharp' Spectator'The glimpses into the writing process and her reflections on identity will delight fans of her novels, who will also recognise flashes of her mordant wit' TimesTrade ReviewFor admirers of her books, it is a goldmine * Sunday Times *Reminds one that Atwood is a superbly funny (as well as serious) writer; her wit is winningly relaxed and genial as well as sharp * Spectator *The glimpses into the writing process and her reflections on identity will delight fans of her novels, who will also recognise flashes of her mordant wit * Times *

    2 in stock

    £12.34

  • The Door

    Little, Brown Book Group The Door

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisBy the author of The Handmaid's Tale and DearlyTHE DOOR is Margaret Atwood's first book of poetry since the 1995 MORNING IN THE BURNED HOUSE. Its lucid yet urgent poems range in tone from lyric to ironic to meditative to prophetic, and in subject from the personal to the political viewed in its broadest sense. They investigate the mysterious writing of poetry itself, as well as the passage of time and our shared sense of mortality. As the New York Times has said, 'Atwood's poems are short, glistening with terse, bright images. . . ' A brave and compassionate book, THE DOOR interrogates the certainties that we build our lives on.'One of the best books by one of the best poets writing in English' TLSTrade ReviewOn the strength of The Door, we should regard Atwood as a poet first and foremost - just one who happens to be a highly regarded novelist * SUNDAY HERALD *One of the best books by one of the best poets writing in English, written in a sparse, elegaic tone that combines illuminating intelligence with caustic humour and wisdom * Alberto Manguel, TLS *Margaret Atwood is not only a riveting novelist, she is also a witty and inventive poet * THE TIMES *

    1 in stock

    £10.44

  • In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination

    Little, Brown Book Group In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisFrom her days as a child reader in the 1940s, through her time at Harvard, where she studied the Victorian ancestors of the form, and later as a writer and reviewer, Margaret Atwood has always been fascinated with science fiction. Here she brings together three Ellmann lectures: 'Flying Rabbits' begins with her early rabbit superhero creations, and goes on to speculate about masks, capes, weakling alter egos and Things with Wings; 'Burning Bushes' travels into Victorian otherlands and beyond; and 'Dire Cartographies' investigates Utopias and Dystopias, including Atwood's own ventures into those constructions. In further essays Atwood explores and critiques the form, and elucidates the differences - as she sees them - between 'science fiction' proper, and 'speculative fiction', not to mention 'sword and sorcery', 'fantasy' and 'slipstream fiction'. In Other Worlds is a must.Trade ReviewEminently readable and accessible ... The lectures are insightful and cogently argued with a neat comic turn of phrase ... Her enthusiasm and level of intellectual engagement are second to none -- James Lovegrove Financial Times

    2 in stock

    £10.44

  • The Handmaids Tale Deluxe Edition

    Ecco Press The Handmaids Tale Deluxe Edition

    5 in stock

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    5 in stock

    £18.99

  • Klett Ernst /Schulbuch The Handmaids Tale

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    £13.54

  • Dearly

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Dearly

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisA new book of poetry from internationally acclaimed, award-winning and bestselling author Margaret AtwoodIn Dearly, Margaret Atwood’s first collection of poetry in over a decade, Atwood addresses themes such as love, loss, the passage of time, the nature of nature and - zombies. Her new poetry is introspective and personal in tone, but wide-ranging in topic. In poem after poem, she casts her unique imagination and unyielding, observant eye over the landscape of a life carefully and intuitively lived.While many are familiar with Margaret Atwood’s fiction—including her groundbreaking and bestselling novels The Handmaid’s Tale, The Testaments, Oryx and Crake, among others—she has, from the beginning of her career, been one of our most significant contemporary poets. And she is one of the very few writers equally accomplished in fiction and poetry.  This co

    1 in stock

    £20.99

  • Fourteen Days

    Vintage Publishing Fourteen Days

    15 in stock

    Book Synopsis‘Compelling' Marie Claire * 'Immensely enjoyable' Observer * 'Fascinating' Red *One week into lockdown, the tenants of a Manhattan apartment building have begun to gather on the rooftop each evening and tell stories in this exciting new twist on the novel.With each passing night, more and more neighbours gather, bringing chairs and milk crates and overturned buckets. Gradually the tenants – some of whom have barely spoken to each other before now – become real neighbours.With each character secretly written by a different, major literary voice - from Margaret Atwood to John Grisham and Celeste Ng, Fourteen Days is a heart-warming ode to the power of storytelling and human connection.‘An immensely enjoyable product of an immensely unenjoyable time, Fourteen Days is lively, freewheeling… An impressive achievement’ Observer‘Fourteen Days serves as a valuable reminder that stories can teach, console, provide a place of acceptance and perhaps even change their readers (or listeners)’ Financial TimesIncludes writing from: Margaret Atwood, Sylvia Day, Emma Donoghue, Dave Eggers, Diana Gabaldon, Tess Gerritsen, John Grisham, Erica Jong, Celeste Ng, Tommy Orange, Doug Preston, R.L. Stine, Nafissa Thompson-Spires, Meg Wolitzer and many more.Trade ReviewFourteen Days serves as a valuable reminder that stories can teach, console, provide a place of acceptance and perhaps even change their readers (or listeners) * Financial Times *If you want to feel well read in double-quick time, try Fourteen Days, which is set in a New York city tenement in the early days of the pandemic. It has a novel twist (pardon the pun) - each character has been secretly written by a different author from Margaret Atwood and John Grisham to Dave Eggers and Celeste Ng * BBC *While we're really not in a rush to think about the pandemic again, we'll make an exception for Margaret Atwood. Fourteen Days is a collaborative novel edited by Atwood and Douglas Preston, and includes writing from Celeste NG and John Grisham, amongst others. In the novel, the inhabitants of a Manhattan apartment block gather on the roof and tell stories, as more neighbours join people start to form real bonds * Cosmopolitan *Reading Fourteen Days is like sitting by a campfire, with characters taking turns telling tales about their lives * Economist *A heart-warming and surprising narrative, Fourteen Days is an ode to the power of storytelling and human connection * SheerLuxe *

    15 in stock

    £18.00

  • Fourteen Days

    Vintage Publishing Fourteen Days

    1 in stock

    Book Synopsis‘Compelling' Marie Claire * 'Immensely enjoyable' Observer * 'Fascinating' Red *One week into lockdown, the tenants of a Manhattan apartment building have begun to gather on the rooftop each evening and tell stories in this exciting new twist on the novel.With each passing night, more and more neighbours gather, bringing chairs and milk crates and overturned buckets. Gradually the tenants – some of whom have barely spoken to each other before now – become real neighbours.With each character secretly written by a different, major literary voice - from Margaret Atwood to John Grisham and Celeste Ng, Fourteen Days is a heart-warming ode to the power of storytelling and human connection.‘An immensely enjoyable product of an immensely unenjoyable time, Fourteen Days is lively, freewheeling… An impressive achievement’ Observer‘Fourteen Days serves as a valuable reminder that stories can teach, console, provide a place of acceptance and perhaps even change their readers (or listeners)’ Financial TimesIncludes writing from: Margaret Atwood, Sylvia Day, Emma Donoghue, Dave Eggers, Diana Gabaldon, Tess Gerritsen, John Grisham, Erica Jong, Celeste Ng, Tommy Orange, Doug Preston, R.L. Stine, Nafissa Thompson-Spires, Meg Wolitzer and many more.Trade ReviewFourteen Days serves as a valuable reminder that stories can teach, console, provide a place of acceptance and perhaps even change their readers (or listeners) * Financial Times *If you want to feel well read in double-quick time, try Fourteen Days, which is set in a New York city tenement in the early days of the pandemic. It has a novel twist (pardon the pun) - each character has been secretly written by a different author from Margaret Atwood and John Grisham to Dave Eggers and Celeste Ng * BBC *While we're really not in a rush to think about the pandemic again, we'll make an exception for Margaret Atwood. Fourteen Days is a collaborative novel edited by Atwood and Douglas Preston, and includes writing from Celeste NG and John Grisham, amongst others. In the novel, the inhabitants of a Manhattan apartment block gather on the roof and tell stories, as more neighbours join people start to form real bonds * Cosmopolitan *Reading Fourteen Days is like sitting by a campfire, with characters taking turns telling tales about their lives * Economist *A heart-warming and surprising narrative, Fourteen Days is an ode to the power of storytelling and human connection * SheerLuxe *

    1 in stock

    £19.52

  • The Handmaids Tale Graphic Novel

    Nan A. Talese The Handmaids Tale Graphic Novel

    7 in stock

    Book SynopsisIllustrated with high-contrast artwork, a graphic-novel adaptation of Margaret Atwood''s modern classic depicts the terrifying realities of women consigned to childbirth roles in the occupied Republic of Gilead.

    7 in stock

    £21.56

  • Stone Mattress Nine Wicked Tales

    Random House USA Inc Stone Mattress Nine Wicked Tales

    3 in stock

    Book SynopsisFrom the bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments—a thrilling, funny, and thought-provoking collection of stories that affirms Atwood as our greatest creator of worlds—and as an incisive chronicler of our darkest impulses.    “Alphinland,” the first of three loosely linked tales, introduces us to a fantasy writer who is guided through a stormy winter evening by the voice of her late husband. In “Lusus Naturae,” a young woman, monstrously transformed by a genetic defect, is mistaken for a vampire. And in the title story, a woman who has killed four husbands discovers an opportunity to exact vengeance on the first man who ever wronged her. Stone Mattress is a collection of unforgettable tales that reveal the grotesque, delightfully wicked facets of humanity.

    3 in stock

    £10.80

  • Piper Verlag GmbH Der Report der Magd Roman

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    £13.25

  • The Secret Loves Of Geeks

    Dark Horse Comics,U.S. The Secret Loves Of Geeks

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisCartoonists and professional geeks tell their intimate, heartbreaking, and inspiring stories about love, sex and, dating in this comics and prose anthology.

    1 in stock

    £13.49

  • The Burgess Shale: The Canadian Writing Landscape

    University of Alberta Press The Burgess Shale: The Canadian Writing Landscape

    2 in stock

    Book Synopsis"The outburst of cultural energy that took place in the 1960s was in part a product of the two decades that came before. It's always difficult for young people to see their own time in perspective: when you're in your teens, a decade earlier feels like ancient history and the present moment seems normal: what exists now is surely what has always existed." Margaret Atwood compares the Canadian literary landscape of the 1960s to the Burgess Shale, a geological formation that contains the fossils of many strange prehistoric life forms. The Burgess Shale is not entirely about writing itself, however: Atwood also provides some insight into the meagre writing infrastructure of that time, taking a lighthearted look at the early days of the institutions we take for granted today-from writers' organizations, prizes, and grant programs to book tours and festivals.Trade Review#1 on Edmonton Non-Fiction Bestsellers list, March 19, 2017 #3 on Edmonton Non-Fiction Bestsellers list, April 30, 2017

    2 in stock

    £9.99

  • Old Babes in the Wood: The #1 Sunday Times

    Vintage Publishing Old Babes in the Wood: The #1 Sunday Times

    4 in stock

    Book SynopsisAtwood's first new fiction publication since The Testaments, this deeply personal collection includes a stunning sequence that follows a married couple as they travel the road together, the moments big and small that make up a long life of love -- and what comes afterThe stories explore the full warp and weft of experience, from two best friends disagreeing about their shared past, to the right way to stop someone from choking; from a daughter determining if her mother really is a witch, to what to do with inherited relics such as World War II parade swords.They feature beloved cats, a confused snail, Martha Gellhorn, George Orwell, philosopher-astronomer-mathematician Hypatia of Alexandria, a cabal of elderly female academics, and an alien tasked with retelling human fairy tales.The glorious range of Atwood's creativity and humanity is on full beam in these tales, which by turns delight, illuminate and quietly devastate.'Gripping... a writer in full possession of her powers' Financial Times'These reflections on marriage, mortality and many-tentacled aliens show Atwood's mastery of the short form' Guardian'She's Margaret Atwood, and she can do anything' Ann Patchett'There is no greater living writer' Daily Telegraph'The outstanding novelist of our age' Sunday Times 'A living legend' New York Times Book ReviewTrade ReviewVitality and virtuosity have been the hallmarks of Atwoods literary career - and, as Old Babes in the Wood, published in her 84th year, shows, triumphantly continue to be so... Mortality shadows the book. Vivacity makes it shine -- Peter Kemp * Sunday Times *If you consider yourself and Atwood fan and have only read her novels: Get your act together. You've been missing out * New York Times Book Review *Atwood shows mastery of the short form . . . [The] stories unwrap what TS Eliot called the gifts reserved for age. There are chips and fragments of lives, full of sass and sadness -- Sam Leith * Guardian *A gripping read... Old Babes in the Wood is further evidence of a writer in full possession of her powers. Atwood will never struggle to find readers, but this collection really is worth their attention * Financial Times *Atwood... is a brilliant and spiky storyteller who can seamlessly turn big issues into page-turners... These are Atwood's most personal tales so far * Sunday Times *The Booker winner writes beautifully about ageing and death . . . the silence after the best stories here is akin to how she describes the aftermath of a calamitous event -- John Self * The Times *Nell and Tig are the ageing couple whose small dramas and deep feelings bookend this new story collection... brought achingly to life and sharpened by Atwood's dry wit and wily wisdom * Mail on Sunday *To be honest, we would read anything this woman writes, but Old Babes in the Wood is one of her best * Glamour *This set of interweaving short stories is a perfect way to get a more bite-sized read... There's a story in here that everyone can relate to * Woman & Home *The inimitable author of The Handmaid's Tail is spectacular at short stories * i *Atwood...writes infectiously... page after page proving that...[her] lavish literary talents remain wholly undiminished * Reader's Digest *[Old Babes in the Wood] showcase[s] Atwood's spiky wit and imagination * Sunday Express *The 15 stories in this collection from the stellar Margaret Atwood are book-ended by the touching, tender, grief-tinged tales of Tig and Nell -- Eithne Farry * Daily Mail *There are authors we turn to because they can uncannily predict our future; there are authors we need for their skillful diagnosis of our present; and there are authors we love because they can explain our past. And then there are the outliers: those who gift us with timelines other than the one we're stuck in, realities far from home. If anyone has proved, over the course of a long and wildly diverse career, that she can be all four, it's Margaret Atwood . . . Long may she reign * New York Times Book Review *As affecting as any of Atwood's strongest work * Wired *

    4 in stock

    £19.80

  • El cuento de la criada  The Handmaids Tale

    Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial El cuento de la criada The Handmaids Tale

    3 in stock

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    3 in stock

    £12.36

  • The Year of the Flood

    Random House USA Inc The Year of the Flood

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisNATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of The Handmaid''s Tale and The Testaments—the second book of the internationally celebrated MaddAddam trilogy, set in the visionary world of Oryx and Crake, is at once a moving tale of lasting friendship and a landmark work of speculative fiction. The long-feared waterless flood has occurred, altering Earth as we know it and obliterating most human life. Among the survivors are Ren, a young trapeze dancer locked inside the high-end sex club Scales and Tails, and Toby, who is barricaded inside a luxurious spa. Amid shadowy, corrupt ruling powers and new, gene-spliced life forms, Ren and Toby will have to decide on their next move, but they can''t stay locked away.

    2 in stock

    £10.92

  • Life Before Man

    Random House USA Inc Life Before Man

    3 in stock

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    3 in stock

    £10.80

  • Wilderness Tips

    Penguin Random House LLC Wilderness Tips

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £14.36

  • Untitled 7512

    Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Untitled 7512

    Book SynopsisComing this fall from Doubleday, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.

    £26.25

  • The Door

    HarperCollins The Door

    3 in stock

    3 in stock

    £15.52

  • Paper Boat

    Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Paper Boat

    1 in stock

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    1 in stock

    £34.00

  • MADDADDAM TRILOGY BOX

    Random House USA Inc MADDADDAM TRILOGY BOX

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisA boxed set (three trade paperbacks) of the internationally celebrated speculative fiction trilogy from one of the most visionary authors of our time, Margaret Atwood. Across three stunning novels—Oryx and Crake, The Year of the Flood, and Maddaddam—the best-selling, Booker Prize-winning novelist projects us into a near future that is both all too familiar and beyond our imagining. In Oryx and Crake, a man struggles to survive in a world where he may be the last human. In search of answers, he embarks on a journey through the lush wilderness that was so recently a great city, until powerful corporations took mankind on an uncontrolled genetic engineering ride. In The Year of the Flood the long-feared waterless flood has occurred, altering Earth as we know it and obliterating most human life. And in Maddaddam a small group of survivors band together with the Children of Crake: the gentle, bioengineered quasi-huma

    1 in stock

    £27.60

  • The Heart Goes Last

    Random House USA Inc The Heart Goes Last

    3 in stock

    Book SynopsisFrom the bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments—in the gated community of Consilience, residents who sign a contract will get a job and a lovely house for six months of the year...if they serve as inmates in the Positron prison system for the alternate months.“Captivating...thrilling.” —The New York Times Book Review Stan and Charmaine, a young urban couple, have been hit by job loss and bankruptcy in the midst of nationwide economic collapse. Forced to live in their third-hand Honda, where they are vulnerable to roving gangs, they think the gated community of Consilience may be the answer to their prayers. At first, this seems worth it: they will have a roof over their heads and food on the table. But when a series of troubling events unfolds, Positron begins to look less like a prayer answered and more like a chilling prophecy fulfilled. The Heart Goes Last

    3 in stock

    £10.92

  • Doerlemann Verlag Drei drollige Dramen

    1 in stock

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    1 in stock

    £17.10

  • dtv Verlagsgesellschaft Vierzehn Tage

    3 in stock

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    3 in stock

    £22.50

  • Piper Verlag GmbH Lady Orakel

    2 in stock

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    2 in stock

    £11.40

  • Piper Verlag GmbH Oryx und Crake

    7 in stock

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    7 in stock

    £13.30

  • Piper Verlag GmbH Das Zelt

    1 in stock

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    1 in stock

    £10.00

  • Piper Verlag GmbH Der Salzgarten

    1 in stock

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    1 in stock

    £11.40

  • Piper Verlag GmbH alias Grace

    3 in stock

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    3 in stock

    £13.30

  • Piper Verlag GmbH Der blinde Mrder

    1 in stock

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    1 in stock

    £14.25

  • Piper Verlag GmbH Moralische Unordnung

    3 in stock

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    3 in stock

    £10.45

  • Piper Verlag GmbH Die Zeuginnen

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    £13.30

  • Berlin Verlag Die Fchsin Gedichte 19651995

    1 in stock

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    1 in stock

    £32.00

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    £21.25

  • Berlin Verlag Die Kunst des Kochens und Auftragens

    2 in stock

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    2 in stock

    £25.50

  • Berlin Verlag Innigst Dearly

    3 in stock

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    3 in stock

    £23.80

  • Berlin Verlag Brennende Fragen

    1 in stock

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    1 in stock

    £27.20

  • Berlin Verlag Hier kommen wir nicht lebend raus

    7 in stock

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    7 in stock

    £22.10

  • Berlin Verlag Hieb und Strich

    15 in stock

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    15 in stock

    £8.23

  • Berlin Verlag Book of Lives

    £28.80

  • Edition fünf Ein Haus mit vielen Zimmern Autorinnen erzhlen

    2 in stock

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    2 in stock

    £17.91

  • Burning Questions Essays and Occasional Pieces

    Random House USA Inc Burning Questions Essays and Occasional Pieces

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisIn this brilliant selection of essays, the award-winning, best-selling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments offers her funny, erudite, endlessly curious, and uncannily prescient take on everything from whether or not The Handmaidâ??s Tale is a dystopia to the importance of how to define granolaâ??and seeks answers to Burning Questions such as... â? Why do people everywhere, in all cultures, tell stories? Including thoughts on the writing of The Handmaidâ??s Tale, The Testaments, Oryx & Crake, and her other beloved works. â? How much of yourself can you give away without evaporating? â? How can we live on our planet? â? Is it true? And is it fair? â? What do zombies have to do with authoritarianism? In more than fifty pieces, Atwood aims her prodigious intellect and impish humor at the world, and reports back to us on what she finds. This roller-coaster period brought the end of history, a financial crash, th

    1 in stock

    £26.12

  • Robert Laffont Atwood M Testaments Pavillons Poche

    1 in stock

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    £16.16

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    £28.60

  • Ojo de Gato / Cats Eye

    Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Ojo de Gato / Cats Eye

    1 in stock

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    1 in stock

    £23.18

  • Duomo Ediciones Tres Historias Extravagantes

    1 in stock

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    1 in stock

    £14.40

  • El aÃo del diluvio  The Year of the Flood

    PRH Grupo Editorial El aÃo del diluvio The Year of the Flood

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisUna eminente ficción distópica sobre la amistad de dos mujeres que sobreviven a la extinción del planeta. Segunda parte de la llamada Trilogía de MaddAddam. Las predicciones de Adán Uno, afable líder de los Jardineros de Dios, se han hecho realidad, y el Diluvio Seco ha asolado el planeta y parece haber acabado con toda traza de vida humana. Solo dos mujeres parecen haber sobrevivido a la gran catástrofe natural: Toby, que se ha atrincherado en un balneario de lujo, y Ren, una joven artista de trapecio encerrada en Colas y Escamas, un distinguido club donde trabajan «las chicas guarras más limpias de la ciudad». Y mientras Toby y Ren deciden cuál será su siguiente paso, en el mundo exterior campan a sus anchas los gobernantes corruptos y proliferan las nuevas especies  transgénicas, que amenazan con destruirlo todo. El año del Diluvio, que es tierna y sombría a pa

    1 in stock

    £21.32

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