Includes index

Farewell to Nova Scotia -- Bush baby -- Gemini rising -- Mischiefland -- Cat's Eye, the prequel -- Hallowe'en baby -- Synthesia -- First snow -- The Tragedy of Moonblossom Smith -- Snake woman -- The bohemian embassy -- Double Persephone -- The Handmaid's Tale, the prequel -- Up in the Air So Blue -- The Circle Game, the prequel -- The Edible Woman -- Alias Grace, the prequel -- The Animals in That Country -- Graeme, the prequel: part one -- Surfacing -- Graeme, the prequel: part two -- The edibles -- Graeme, the prequel: part three -- Survival -- Monopoly -- Lady Oracle -- Days of the Rebels -- Life Before Man -- Bodily Harm -- The Handmaid's Tale -- Cat's Eye -- The Robber Bride -- Alias Grace -- The Blind Assassin -- The MaddAddam trilogy -- The Testaments -- Dearly -- Old Babes in the Wood -- Paper Boat -- Becoming an entomologist / (by Carl E. Atwood)

In her long-awaited memoir, celebrated author Margaret Atwood--creator of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments--turns her storytelling brilliance on her own life. Raised in the wild forests of northern Quebec by independent, science-minded parents, Atwood recalls a childhood that was both lonely and full of wonder. She traces her journey from those early days to her rise as one of the world's most influential writers, revealing the moments and inspirations behind her most famous works. Blending personal history, literary insight, and encounters with remarkable people, Atwood offers a witty, reflective, and deeply human portrait of a life devoted to words and imagination