false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255800354m/17650.jpg 17650 33 Margaret Atwood's <i>The Robber Bride</i> is inspired by "The Robber Bridegroom," a wonderfully grisly tale from the Brothers Grimm in which an evil groom lures three maidens into his lair and devours them, one by one. But in her version, Atwood brilliantly recasts the monster as Zenia, a villainess of demonic proportions, and sets her loose in the lives of three friends, Tony,Charis, and Roz. All three "have lost men, spirit, money, and time to their old college acquaintance, Zenia. At various times, and in various emotional disguises, Zenia has insinuated her way into their lives and practically demolished them. <br><br>To Tony, who almost lost her husband and jeopardized her academic career, Zenia is 'a lurking enemy  commando.' To Roz, who did lose her husband and almost her magazine, Zenia is 'a cold and treacherous bitch.' To Charis, who lost a boyfriend, quarts of vegetable juice and some pet chickens, Zenia is a kind of zombie, maybe 'soulless'" (Lorrie Moore, <i>New York Times Book  Review</i>). In love and war, illusion and deceit, Zenia's subterranean malevolence takes us deep into her enemies' pasts. 1119196 1993 The Robber Bride total:6207|5:1370|4:2454|3:1869|2:421|1:93| 6207 23208 8079 397 4 13 false false Mon Jan 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 23 08:52:53 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 06 08:48:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 7 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 27 12:46:26 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 02 07:47:54 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 4 false false Thu Nov 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Sep 14 14:23:41 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 07 06:45:34 -0800 2008
And then...more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jun 29 14:15:42 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 14:36:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 3 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Mon Nov 05 16:25:31 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 05 16:40:57 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 4 false false Thu Jun 12 06:06:16 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 14:28:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Tue Jun 05 11:05:17 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 06 18:28:43 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Fri Aug 10 16:01:27 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 11 07:12:17 -0700 2007 1 toni morrison, never ceases to amaze me in her talent for purely beautiful writing. "the robber bride" is a very entertaining read, telling the story of love, jealousy, anger, spite, revenge and friendship. the novel follows several women and delves into their twist...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 26 11:40:35 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 15:52:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 18 16:32:29 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 19 17:34:30 -0700 2008
I found this book to be a great disappointment. It's basically all about how three incredibly amazing women, so smart and strong and capable within themsel...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 1993 Fri Jan 02 14:46:19 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 14:48:50 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu Aug 21 07:08:28 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 07:08:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Mon Dec 15 18:08:55 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 18:13:21 -0800 2008
Zenia is as heartless as Milady de Winter in "...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 10:20:49 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 12:30:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 30 17:55:03 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 18:09:35 -0700 2009 The Robber Bride tells the story of Roz, Tony, and Charis, three old friends whose encounter with the toxic and destructive Zenia, the robber bride of the title, causes each to remember her h...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Dec 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 05 09:48:23 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 09:49:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue May 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 10:01:19 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 10:01:56 -0700 2009
Set in 1970s Canada it tells of three different friends (Mousey Tony, Hippy Charis and power woman Roz) and how they were hurt by th...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 26 11:35:16 -0700 2007 Wed Nov 07 07:15:10 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Oct 15 21:01:44 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 15 21:04:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 true false Tue Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 10 10:26:46 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 12 09:15:29 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=17650