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Violence
Some
Some violence in the backstories; Zenia's predation includes physical danger
Language
Some
Adult language in Atwood's literary register
Sexual Content
Some
Adult sexual content across the three women's narratives
Substance Use
Some
Substance use in backstories; one character's history includes addiction
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The psychological devastation of being manipulated by someone who knew exactly which vulnerabilities to exploit — and the long recovery from it — is Atwood's subject throughout
What this book is about
Margaret Atwood's novel follows Tony, Charis, and Roz, three Toronto women whose lives were each ravaged by the magnetic and predatory Zenia. Told through alternating retrospective narratives, the novel explores how a single manipulative woman used each of these very different women's vulnerabilities against them. Atwood is at her most darkly witty here. Adult content including substance abuse in backstories and adult romantic situations throughout.
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