Hag-Seed

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ΓÇó The beloved author of The HandmaidΓÇÖs Tale reimagines ShakespeareΓÇÖs final,great playThe Tempestin a gripping and emotionally rich novel of passion and revenge. ΓÇ£A marvel of gorgeous yet economical prosein the service of a story thatΓÇÖs utterly heartbreaking yet pierced by humorwith a plot that retains considerable subtlety even as the originalΓÇÖs back story falls neatly into place.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöThe New York Times Book Review Felix is at the top of his game as artistic director of the Makeshiweg Theatre Festival. Now heΓÇÖs staging aTempest like no other: not only will it boost his reputationbut it will also heal emotional wounds. Or that was the plan. Insteadafter an act of unforeseen treacheryFelix is living in exile in a backwoods hovelhaunted by memories of his beloved lost daughterMiranda. And also brewing revengewhichafter twelve yearsarrives in the shape of a theatre course at a nearby prison. Margaret AtwoodΓÇÖs novel take on ShakespeareΓÇÖs play of enchantmentretributionand second chances leads us on an interactiveillusion-ridden journey filled with new surprises and wonders of its own. Praise for Hag-Seed ΓÇ£What makes the book thrillingand hugely pleasurableis how closely Atwood hews to Shakespeare even as she casts her own potent charmsrap-composition included. . . . Part Shakespearepart AtwoodHag-Seed is a most delicate monsterΓÇöand thatΓÇÖs ΓÇÿdelicateΓÇÖ in the 17th-century sense. ItΓÇÖs delightful.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöBoston Globe ΓÇ£Atwood has designed an ingenious doubling of the plot of The Tempest: Felixthe usurped directorfinds himself cast by circumstances as a real-life version of Prosperothe usurped Duke. If you know the play wellthese echoes grow stronger when Felix decides to exact his revenge by conjuring up a new version of The Tempest designed to overwhelm his enemies.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöWashington Post ΓÇ£A funny and heartwarming tale of revenge and redemption . . . Hag-Seed is a remarkable contribution to the canon.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöBustle