The protagonist in this tale is an old woman looking back over the events in her life. In particular, her unhappy marriage, her sister’s suicide just after the end of the second world war, and the book her sister wrote that she had published after her sister died.

The Blind Assassin here refers to the story within the story within the story. At times, these two inner stories were much more interesting than the actual one, which at first just seems like an old lady’s nostalgia and regret. It eventually becomes clear that there were some secrets within this family, and in her old age this lady starts cleaning out her closet, so to speak.

The book has won many awards, and is very acclaimed. Personally though, I enjoyed her other novel ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ more. I’ll eventually make my way through the lot of them, because even though this wasn’t my favourite of hers, Margeret Atwood is a brilliant writer. And while reading this book, you can tell. She’s got mad writing skillz.