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About: The Edible Woman – Margaret Atwood.
Margaret Atwood’s debut novel is a clever, darkly funny, and quietly powerful classic. The Edible Woman explores identity, independence, and society’s expectations of women with Atwood’s trademark wit and insight.
Thought-provoking yet very readable, it’s a wonderful choice for fans of literary fiction and modern feminist classics.
This vintage Virago Press edition adds extra charm — a great find at an affordable price and excellent value for money.
The Edible Woman is the first published novel by Canadian writer Margaret Atwood, published in 1969. It is the story of a young woman, Marian, whose sane, structured, consumer-oriented world starts to slip out of focus. Following her engagement, Marian feels her body and her self are becoming separated
Goodreads: Marian is determined to be ordinary. She lays her head gently on the shoulder of her serious fiancé and quietly awaits marriage. But she didn’t count on an inner rebellion that would rock her stable routine, and her digestion. Marriage à la mode, Marian discovers, is something she literally can’t stomach…
The Edible Woman is a funny, engaging novel about emotional cannibalism, men and women, and the desire to be consumed.
