
The bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments weaves together strands of gothic suspense, romance, and science fiction into one utterly spellbinding narrative, beginning with the mysterious death of a young woman named Laura Chase in 1945. Decades later, Laura's sister Iris recounts her memories of their childhood, and of the dramatic deaths that have punctuated their wealthy, eccentric family's history. Intertwined with Iris's account are chapters from the scandalous novel that made Laura famous, in which two illicit lovers amuse each other by spinning a tale of a blind killer on a distant planet. These richly layered stories-within-stories gradually illuminate the secrets that have long haunted the Chase family, coming together in a brilliant and astonishing final twist.
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2019-03-08
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En stødig bok, og godt sammenvevde historier. Noe langdryg i perioder, men tar seg opp i siste del av boken.
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2012-10-21
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I found the first half of the book quite tedious, not what I would expevt from Atwood. But after that, I found it increasingly intriguing, and harder and harder to put down. 3 for the first part, 5 for the last.
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Handlingen utspelar sig under depressionsåren i Kanada. I boken ingår flera berättelser, vilket kan komplicera läsningen en aning. Ramberättaren är den äldsta av systrarna Chase. Hon ser tillbaks på sitt liv : barndomen och äktenskapet med en betydligt äldre, iskall, företagsledare.
Sedan finns romanen: "Den blinde mördaren"som gavs ut postumt efter Lauras död. Även den boken innehåller en otäck historia, uppdiktad som en verklighetsflykt.
En riktig bladvändare!