Lady Oracle
Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood is a 352-page novel published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on April 13, 1998. This edition presents the story of Joan Foster, a woman adept at adopting various identities, from a writer of gothic romances to a politically engaged partner. As her poetry unexpectedly gains popularity, she faces the threat of a blackmailer, prompting her to stage her own death and escape to a hill town in Italy.
Readers will find a narrative filled with humor and psychological depth, exploring themes of self-deception and identity. Joan’s journey is marked by a series of comic escapades that reveal her complex character and the struggles she faces. The book delves into the intricacies of womanhood and the societal expectations that shape personal identity, making it a notable addition to the literary fiction genre.
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From the bestselling author of The Handmaid’s Tale and The Testaments—the “brilliant and funny” story (Joan Didion, bestselling author of Let Me Tell You What I Mean) of a woman whose attempts to escape herself become instead an occasion for confronting the self-deception that has driven her since childhood
Joan Foster is a woman with numerous identities and a talent for shedding them at will. She has written trashy gothic romances, had affairs with a Polish count and an absurd avant-garde artist, and played at being a politically engaged partner to her activist husband.
After a volume of her poetry becomes an unexpected literary sensation, her new fame attracts a blackmailer threatening to reveal her secrets. Joan’s response is to fake her own death and flee to a hill town in Italy.
Studded with hair-raising comic escapades and piercing psychological insights, Lady Oracle is both hilarious and profound.
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