Hag-Seed: William Shakespeare's the Tempest Retold: A Novel -- Margaret Atwood

<b><i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLER - The beloved author of <i>The Handmaid's Tale</i> reimagines Shakespeare's final, great play, <i>The Tempest, </i>in a gripping and emotionally rich novel of passion and revenge.</b><br><b> </b><br><b>"A marvel of gorgeous yet economical prose, in the service of a story that's utterly heartbreaking yet pierced by humor, with a plot that retains considerable subtlety even as the original's back story falls neatly into place."--<i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b> <p/>Felix is at the top of his game as artistic director of the Makeshiweg Theatre Festival. Now he's staging a<i>Tempest</i> like no other: not only will it boost his reputation, but it will also heal emotional wounds. Or that was the plan. Instead, after an act of unforeseen treachery, Felix is living in exile in a backwoods hovel, haunted by memories of his beloved lost daughter, Miranda. And also brewing revenge, which, after twelve years, arrives in the shape of a theatre course at a nearby prison. <p/>Margaret Atwood's novel take on Shakespeare's play of enchantment, retribution, and second chances leads us on an interactive, illusion-ridden journey filled with new surprises and wonders of its own. <p/><b>Praise for <i>Hag-Seed</i></b> <p/>"What makes the book thrilling, and hugely pleasurable, is how closely Atwood hews to Shakespeare even as she casts her own potent charms, rap-composition included. . . . Part Shakespeare, part Atwood, <i>Hag-Seed</i> is a most delica