The Blind Assassin

<p><p>even Now, At The Age Of 82, Iris Lives In The Shadow Cast By Her Younger Sister Laura. Now Poor And Trying To Cope With A Failing Body, Iris Reflects On Her Far From Exemplary Life, In Particular The Events Surrounding Her Sister's Tragic Death.</p><h3>wall Street Journal - Laura Miller</h3><p><i>the Blind Assassin</i> Has Enough Mysteries To Keep Even A Casual Reader Engaged, And With Respect To Solutions, It Is Less Scrupulously Committed To Ambiguity Than Ms. Atwood's 1997 Novel, <i>alias Grace</i>. As With All Of Ms. Atwood's Recent Fiction, <i>the Blind Assassin</i>, Despite What Sounds Like A Romantic Plot, Has Been Scoured Free Of Any Trace Of Sentimentality. There Is A Steely Quality To Ms. Atwood's Writing That's A Bit Scary But Also Exhilarating; No One Gets Away With Anything, Especially Not Her Female Narrators--and They Know Better Than To Try.</p>