About the book
Life Before Man is a tragicomic tale of love seeking to find its way in the wake of death from the bestselling author of The Handmaid’s Tale and The Testaments
Elizabeth has just lost her latest lover to suicide while Nate, her husband, is working up to run off with Lesje. And Lesje? She would rather be studying dinosaurs than distracted by men.
As Elizabeth, Nate and Lesje find themselves imprisoned by walls of their own construction the ghost of Elizabeth’s dead lover hangs over them. Under his shadow, and in the spell of love, their lives will collide and entangle towards a single tragicomic climax.
‘Tender, funny, absorbing, idiosyncratic, truthful, heartening... A liberating novel’ Literary Review
Editions of Life Before Man
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781784877644
- EBook
- ISBN 9781446496848
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Life Before Man is a tragicomic tale of love seeking to find its way in the wake of death from the bestselling author of The Handmaid’s Tale and The Testaments
Elizabeth has just lost her latest lover to suicide while Nate, her husband, is working up to run off with Lesje. And Lesje? She would rather be studying dinosaurs than distracted by men.
As Elizabeth, Nate and Lesje find themselves imprisoned by walls of their own construction the ghost of Elizabeth’s dead lover hangs over them. Under his shadow, and in the spell of love, their lives will collide and entangle towards a single tragicomic climax.
‘Tender, funny, absorbing, idiosyncratic, truthful, heartening... A liberating novel’ Literary Review
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What is Life Before Man about?
Life Before Man is a tragicomic tale of love seeking to find its way in the wake of death from the bestselling author of The Handmaid’s Tale and The Testaments
Elizabeth has just lost her latest lover to suicide while Nate, her husband, is working up to run off with Lesje. And Lesje? She would rather be studying dinosaurs than distracted by men.
As Elizabeth, Nate and Lesje find themselves imprisoned by walls of their own construction the ghost of Elizabeth’s dead lover hangs over them. Under his shadow, and in the spell of love, their lives will collide and entangle towards a single tragicomic climax.
‘Tender, funny, absorbing, idiosyncratic, truthful, heartening... A liberating novel’ Literary Review
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Life Before Man?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre > Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
Where can I read a sample of Life Before Man?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781784877644
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Life Before Man?
Margaret Atwood
Who is the Publisher of the book Life Before Man?
Random House
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Life Before Man is available as paperback(ISBN 9781784877644) and ebook(ISBN 9781446496848)
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