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The Robber Bride is the story of three middle-aged female friends whose common bond is past experience with a hateful and destructive woman, Zenia, who lied to, stole from, and cheated each of them. When Zenia reappears after a number of years, each character recounts the pain Zenia caused and vows that she will not deceive and manipulate again. Feminism informs all of Atwood's work (see The Handmaid's Tale), and here Atwood questions the "evil" woman most of us have experienced. What breaks up the sisterhood? Are women our own worst enemies?* This one will have you thinking.
