{"product_id":"the-tentbooks","title":"The Tent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the world's most celebrated authors, Margaret Atwood has penned a collection of smart and entertaining fictional essays, in the genre of her popular books \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Bones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMurder in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, punctuated with wonderful illustrations by the author. Chilling and witty, prescient and personal, delectable and tart, these highly imaginative, vintage Atwoodian mini-fictions speak on a broad range of subjects, reflecting the times we live in with deadly accuracy and knife-edge precision.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn pieces ranging in length from a mere paragraph to several pages, Atwood gives a sly pep talk to the ambitious young; writes about the disconcerting experience of looking at old photos of ourselves; gives us Horatio's real views on Hamlet; and examines the boons and banes of orphanhood. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBring Back Mom: An Invocation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; explores what life was really like for the \"perfect\" homemakers of days gone by, and in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Animals Reject Their Names\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e she runs history backward, with surprising results.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChilling and witty, prescient and personal, delectable and tart, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is vintage Atwood, enhanced by the author's delightful drawings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Atwood, Margaret","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45762159018208,"sku":"","price":12.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/ScreenShot2024-06-08at5.03.46PM.png?v=1717877044","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/the-tentbooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}