The Blind Assassin：A Novel

TheBlindAssassinopenswiththesesimple,resonantwords:"Tendaysafterthewarended,mysisterLauradroveacaroffabridge."TheyarespokenbyIris,whoseterseaccountofhersister'sdeathin1945isfollowedbyaninquestreportproclaimingthedeathaccidental.ButjustasthereaderexpectstosettleintoLaura?sstory,Atwoodintroducesanovel-within-a-novel.EntitledTheBlindAssassin,itisasciencefictionstorytoldbytwounnamedloverswhomeetindingybackstreetrooms.WhenwereturntoIris,itisthrougha1947newspaperarticleannouncingthediscoveryofasailboatcarryingthedeadbodyofherhusband,adistinguishedindustrialist.Brilliantlyweavingtogethersuchseeminglydisparateelements,Atwoodcreatesaworldofastonishingvisionandunforgettableimpact.