{"product_id":"moral-disorder-and-other-stories","title":"Moral Disorder: And Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eAtwood triumphs with these dazzling, personal stories in her first collection since \u003ci\u003eWilderness Tips\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In these ten interrelated stories Atwood traces the course of a life and also the lives intertwined with it, while evoking the drama and the humour that colour common experiences — the birth of a baby, divorce and remarriage, old age and death. With settings ranging from Toronto, northern Quebec, and rural Ontario, the stories begin in the present, as a couple no longer young situate themselves in a larger world no longer safe. Then the narrative goes back in time to the forties and moves chronologically forward toward the present.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In “\u003ci\u003eThe Art of Cooking and Serving\u003c\/i\u003e,” the twelve-year-old narrator does her best to accommodate the arrival of a baby sister. After she boldly declares her independence, we follow the narrator into young adulthood and then through a complex relationship. In “The Entities,” the story of two women haunted by the past unfolds. The magnificent last two stories reveal the heartbreaking old age of parents but circle back again to childhood, to complete the cycle.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e By turns funny, lyrical, incisive, tragic, earthy, shocking, and deeply personal, \u003ci\u003eMoral Disorder\u003c\/i\u003e displays Atwood’s celebrated storytelling gifts and unmistakable style to their best advantage. This is vintage Atwood, writing at the height of her powers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Random House of Canada, Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781400025046\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Atwood, Margaret","offers":[{"title":"Poor Condition — £7.05","offer_id":48012334465201,"sku":"SB-1400025044-C4","price":7.05,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1400025044.jpg?v=1791508423","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/moral-disorder-and-other-stories","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}