Book of Lives
- Author Margaret Atwood
- Narrator Margaret Atwood
- Publisher Random House
- Publish Date 4 November 2025
- Run Time 25 hours and 37 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Autobiography: writers, Memoirs.
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THE GLOBAL BESTSELLER
Books, feminism, school bullies, Hollywood stars, bears, The Handmaid's Tale, vengeance, love, creativity, death -- welcome to Margaret Atwood's world.
With her trademark wit, infamous wisdom and frankly astonishing recall, the creative icon takes us on a tour of her life so far and shows how it’s fed her writing. From her unfettered childhood in the wild forests of northern Quebec, to 1980s Berlin where the seeds of The Handmaid’s Tale were sown and on to her life today on the global cultural stage, settle into your ringside seat and witness a remarkable life in extraordinary times.
'Fat and satisfying' Observer
'I loved it' Dua Lipa
'Deliciously naughty' iNews
'Beautifully told' Woman & Home
'Spellbinding' FT
Book of the Year Guardian, Financial Times, Observer, Belfast Telegraph
© Margaret Atwood 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
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| Author | Margaret Atwood |
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| Narrator | Margaret Atwood |
| Duration | 25 hours and 37 minutes |
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| ISBN | 9781529936087 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Genre | Autobiography: writers, Memoirs |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE |
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