'Atwood has never written with more flair and versatility than in this multi-dimensional novel a novel of extraordinary variety and reach a brilliant accomplishment' Peter Kemp, Sunday Times 'The fertility of Atwood's imagination is something extraordinary This is Margaret Atwood at her remarkable best exhilarating emotional power' Kathryn Hughes, Sunday Telegraph 'Margaret Atwood is one of the most brilliant and unpredictable novelists alive' Kate Kellaway, Literary Review 'The Blind Assassin may indeed prove to be that most elusive of literary unicorns: the woman's novel.' New Statesman