Bodily Harm

By Margaret Atwood

A powerfully and brilliantly crafted novel, Bodily Harm is the tale of Rennie Wilford, a tender journalist whose lifestyles has started to shatter round the edges.  Rennie flies to the Caribbean to get well, and at the tiny island of St.  Antoine she is faced by way of an international the place her principles for survival not apply.  By turns comedian, satiric, relentless, and terrifying, Margaret Atwood's Bodily Harm is finally an exploration of the lust for strength, either sexual and political, and the necessity for compassion that is going past what we more often than not suggest by means of love.

Margaret Atwood is the writer of over twenty-five books, together with fiction, poetry, and essays.  Among her latest works are the bestselling novels Alias Grace and The Robber Bride and the collections Wilderness Tips and Good Bones and straightforward Murders.  She lives in Toronto.

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Citadel undefined. lower than the British it used to be referred to as fortress George, yet our executive is renaming every thing. ” He indications the stewardess and asks for a tumbler of water. “We simply have ginger ale,” she says. “It must do,” he says. His enamel clamp jointly in a bulldog grin. “In my nation that may be a very necessary word. ” The ginger ale comes and he swallows his aspirins, then deals the styrofoam cup to Rennie. “Thank you,” says Rennie. “I’m saving mine for later. ” She holds the aspirin in her hand, considering if she’s simply been impolite, but when so he doesn’t appear to become aware of. “I have many information you could locate useful,” he says. “Those on unemployment, for example. or maybe you will want the Botanic Gardens? i might feel free to escort you, I take an curiosity in vegetation. ” Rennie comes to a decision to not ask him approximately eating places and tennis courts. She thank you him and says she’ll have a greater suggestion of what she’s searching for as soon as she will get there. “I imagine we're approaching,” he says. The airplane dips. Rennie friends out the window, hoping to work out whatever, yet it’s too darkish. She glimpses an overview, a horizon, whatever jagged and blacker than the sky, yet then the aircraft is going down at a forty-five measure attitude and a second later they hit the floor. She jolts ahead opposed to the seat belt because the aircraft brakes, a lot too quickly. “We have a really brief runway here,” he feedback. “Before I tendered my regrets to the current executive i tried to have whatever performed approximately it. i used to be at the moment the Minister for Tourism. ” He smiles his lopsided smile. “But the top Minister had different priorities. ” The aircraft taxis to a cease and the aisle jams with humans. “It’s been great assembly you,” Rennie says as they get up. He holds out his hand for her to shake. Rennie transfers the aspirin. “I wish you may have a delightful remain, my pal. if you would like tips, don't hesitate to name on me. we all know the place i will be able to be came across. My identify is Minnow, Dr. Minnow, just like the fish. My enemies make jokes approximately that! A small fish in a small puddle, they are saying. it's a corruption of the French, Minôt used to be the unique, it was once one of many many stuff they left at the back of them. The family members have been all pirates. ” “Really? ” Rennie says. “That’s wild. ” “Wild? ” says Dr. Minnow. “Fascinating,” says Rennie. Dr. Minnow smiles. “They have been universal once,” he says. “Some of them have been fairly first rate; they intermarried with the British and so on. you've got a husband? ” “Pardon? ” says Rennie. The query has stuck her all at once: not anyone she is familiar with asks it any longer. “A man,” he says. “Here we don't hassle rather a lot with the formalities. ” Rennie wonders if this can be a sexual feeler. She hesitates. “Not with me,” she says. “Perhaps he'll sign up for you later? ” Dr. Minnow says. He appears down at her anxiously, and Rennie sees that this isn’t an develop, it’s difficulty. She smiles at him, hoisting her digital camera bag. “I’ll be fine,” she says. which isn't what she believes. whilst Rennie floated up throughout the anaesthetic she didn't believe whatever before everything. She opened her eyes and observed gentle eco-friendly, then closed them back.

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