{"product_id":"the-penelopiad","title":"THE PENELOPIAD - Margaret Atwood","description":"\u003cp\u003e~ Hardcover (14 x 20.5cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA reinventing the age-old myth of Homer's\u003cem\u003e The Odyssey\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Penelopiad\u003c\/em\u003e imagines the events from the view of Odysseus' wife Penelope, and her twelve hanged handmaids . . .   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith wit and verve, Margaret Atwood draws upon the storytelling and poetic talent for which she herself is renowned to give Penelope new life and reality in this dazzling and playful retelling that is as wise and compassionate as it is haunting, and as wildly entertaining as it is disturbing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Two things are apparent when you begin reading \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Penelopiad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.  First, this is a writer who is confidently at the height of her powers.  And, second, she’s having fun.” -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Vancouver Sun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goodwill Bookstore - London Adelaide","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44229613715708,"sku":"","price":5.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0532\/1166\/0466\/products\/321109267_6508725849140785_5616884329331617657_n.jpg?v=1676939199","url":"https:\/\/gwbookstore-london.myshopify.com\/products\/the-penelopiad","provider":"Goodwill Bookstore - London Adelaide","version":"1.0","type":"link"}