Get Discount 5% Off
Subscribe to our newsletters now and stay up-to-date with new arrivals, updates and deals.
Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts
How does one of the greatest storytellers of our time write her own life? The long-awaited memoir...
- $53.51 AUD
- $53.51 AUD
- Unit price
- per
Please hurry! Only 865 left in stock
Couldn't load pickup availability
How does one of the greatest storytellers of our time write her own life? The long-awaited memoir from the author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments, one of our most lauded and influential cultural figures.
'Every writer is at least two beings: the one who lives, and the one who writes. Though everything written must have passed through their minds, or mind, they are not the same.' Raised by ruggedly independent, scientifically minded parents - entomologist father, dietician mother - Atwood spent most of each year in the wild forest of northern Quebec. This childhood was unfettered and nomadic, sometimes isolated (on her eighth birthday: 'It sounds forlorn. It was forlorn. It gets more forlorn.'), but also thrilling and beautiful. From this unconventional start, Atwood unfolds the story of her life, linking seminal moments to the books that have shaped our literary landscape, from the cruel year that spawned Cat's Eye to the Orwellian 1980s Berlin where she wrote The Handmaid's Tale. In pages bursting with bohemian gatherings, her magical life with the wildly charismatic writer Graeme Gibson and major political turning points, we meet poets, bears, Hollywood actors and larger-than-life characters straight from the pages of an Atwood novel. As we travel with her along the course of her life, more and more is revealed about her writing, the connections between real life and art - and the workings of one of our greatest imaginations.
Author: Margaret Atwood
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Published: 11/04/2025
Pages: 624
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.15lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.50w x 2.20d
ISBN: 9780385547512
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 07/01/2025 pg. 8
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2025
BookPage 11/01/2025
Publishers Weekly 10/06/2025
Booklist 10/01/2025
About the Author
Margaret Atwood is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry and critical essays. Her 1985 classic, The Handmaid's Tale, was followed in 2019 by a sequel, The Testaments, which was a global number one bestseller and won the Booker Prize.
'Every writer is at least two beings: the one who lives, and the one who writes. Though everything written must have passed through their minds, or mind, they are not the same.' Raised by ruggedly independent, scientifically minded parents - entomologist father, dietician mother - Atwood spent most of each year in the wild forest of northern Quebec. This childhood was unfettered and nomadic, sometimes isolated (on her eighth birthday: 'It sounds forlorn. It was forlorn. It gets more forlorn.'), but also thrilling and beautiful. From this unconventional start, Atwood unfolds the story of her life, linking seminal moments to the books that have shaped our literary landscape, from the cruel year that spawned Cat's Eye to the Orwellian 1980s Berlin where she wrote The Handmaid's Tale. In pages bursting with bohemian gatherings, her magical life with the wildly charismatic writer Graeme Gibson and major political turning points, we meet poets, bears, Hollywood actors and larger-than-life characters straight from the pages of an Atwood novel. As we travel with her along the course of her life, more and more is revealed about her writing, the connections between real life and art - and the workings of one of our greatest imaginations.
Author: Margaret Atwood
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Published: 11/04/2025
Pages: 624
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.15lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.50w x 2.20d
ISBN: 9780385547512
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 07/01/2025 pg. 8
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2025
BookPage 11/01/2025
Publishers Weekly 10/06/2025
Booklist 10/01/2025
About the Author
Margaret Atwood is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry and critical essays. Her 1985 classic, The Handmaid's Tale, was followed in 2019 by a sequel, The Testaments, which was a global number one bestseller and won the Booker Prize.
Returns Policy
You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).
You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).
If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.
Shipping
We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.
When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.
Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.
Related Products
Example product title
- $53.51 AUD
- $53.51 AUD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- $53.51 AUD
- $53.51 AUD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- $53.51 AUD
- $53.51 AUD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- $53.51 AUD
- $53.51 AUD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- $53.51 AUD
- $53.51 AUD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- $53.51 AUD
- $53.51 AUD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- $53.51 AUD
- $53.51 AUD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- $53.51 AUD
- $53.51 AUD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- $53.51 AUD
- $53.51 AUD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- $53.51 AUD
- $53.51 AUD
- Unit price
- per
Recently Viewed Products
Example product title
- $53.51 AUD
- $53.51 AUD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- $53.51 AUD
- $53.51 AUD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- $53.51 AUD
- $53.51 AUD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- $53.51 AUD
- $53.51 AUD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- $53.51 AUD
- $53.51 AUD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- $53.51 AUD
- $53.51 AUD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- $53.51 AUD
- $53.51 AUD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- $53.51 AUD
- $53.51 AUD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- $53.51 AUD
- $53.51 AUD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- $53.51 AUD
- $53.51 AUD
- Unit price
- per
- Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh.