{"product_id":"stone-mattress","title":"Stone Mattress","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Margaret Atwood's stunning new collection of stories, her first since her #1 nationally bestselling 2006 collection, \u003ci\u003eMoral Disorder\u003c\/i\u003e, she returns to the here and now in this brilliant, new collection of stories.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e     In these nine dazzlingly inventive and rewarding stories, Margaret Atwood's signature dark humour, playfulness, and deadly seriousness are in abundance. In \"\u003cem\u003eFreeze-Dried Bridegroom\u003c\/em\u003e,\" a man who bids on a storage locker has a surprise. In \"\u003cem\u003eLusus Naturae\u003c\/em\u003e,\" a woman with a genetic abnormality is mistaken for a vampire. In \"\u003cem\u003eI Dream of Zenia with the Bright Red Teeth\u003c\/em\u003e,\" we re-meet Tony, Charis, and Roz from \u003cem\u003eThe Robber Bride\u003c\/em\u003e, but, years later, as their nemesis is seen in an unexpected form. In \"\u003cem\u003eTorching the Dusties\u003c\/em\u003e,\" an elderly lady with Charles Bonnet's syndrome comes to terms with the little people she keeps seeing, while a newly formed populist group gathers to burn down her retirement residence. In \"\u003cem\u003eStone Mattress\u003c\/em\u003e,\" a long-ago crime is revenged in the Arctic. This is classic Margaret Atwood, and she is at the very top of her form.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Margaret Atwood (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Hardback Rough front","offer_id":50043590541609,"sku":"006807B","price":12.25,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9435\/7545\/files\/stone-mattress-3742355.jpg?v=1754412053","url":"https:\/\/thebookstore.pro\/products\/stone-mattress","provider":"The Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}