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The Blind Assassin

by Margaret Atwood

2000 · science fiction · adult

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Set in 2 places · 1 primary
Sense of Place
5/5
Description · Open Library (CC0)

More than fifty years on, Iris Chase is remembering Laura's mysterious death. And so begins an extraordinary and compelling story of two sisters and their secrets. Set against a panoramic backdrop of twentieth-century history, The Blind Assassin is an epic tale of memory, intrigue and betrayal...

Set in

  • ★
    Toronto · Canada
    city scenes post-marriage
    ★ primary
  • Port Hope · Canada
    fictional industrial Ontario hometown

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