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The Tent

By Margaret Atwood

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| Hardcover | 9780385516686

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Praise for Good Bones and Simple Murders

“Open to any page and you’ll find a little gem.” —Chicago Tribune

“When Margaret Atwood is good, she’s very good. And when she’s barbed, she’s better.” —Seattle Times

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Beware the sponge that ate Florida

The Tent by Margaret Atwood 176pp, Bloomsbury, £12.99 The Tent is a collector's item for the reader who already has everything Atwoodian: the poems, the stories, the essays, the book on Canadian literature, the editions and anthologies, the children' ... (read full critics)

guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

Inside looking out

The Tent by Margaret Atwood Bloomsbury £12.99, pp164 The Tent is a tricky book to categorise; its publisher describes it as 'mini-fiction essays'. Between its sturdy covers is an assortment of fables, reworked myths, nightmares, conceits, two poems, ... (read full critics)

guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

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2 Reviews

The stories were so short, more like thoughts than stories.

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tanyaferrell said on Jan 25, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

A brilliant collection of short stories and other bits and pieces. Some are hilarious, others make you think, but all areeasy to read and very interesting. This book is a bit like reading the author's daily thoughts and worldy ideas.

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Dan said on Dec 13, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback