The blind butcher

Author Name: Margaret Atwood

In The Blind Assassin, Margaret Atwood weaves threads of gothic mystery, romance, and dystopia into a captivating, violent novel. The story begins with the mysterious death—a suspected suicide—of a young woman named Laura Chase in 1945. Years later, her sister Iris recalls their childhood together and the dramatic deaths that shaped the history of their wealthy, eccentric family. Interwoven with these memories are chapters from Laura's scandalous novel, which made her a well-known writer—published posthumously—about two lovers on the run, one of whom tells the other chapters of a blind assassin story set on another planet and in a different time dimension. These intertwined, interconnected stories gradually reveal the secrets that the Chase family has worked so hard to conceal. It all culminates in a shocking twist, leaving a lasting impression.