Bodily Harm

Bodily Harm

A powerfully and brilliantly crafted novel, <i>Bodily Harm</i> is the story of Rennie Wilford, a young journalist whose life has begun to shatter around the edges.  Rennie flies to the Caribbean to recuperate, and on the tiny island of St.  Antoine she is confronted by a world where her rules for survival no longer apply.  By turns comic, satiric, relentless, and terrifying, Margaret Atwood's <i>Bodily Harm</i> is ultimately an exploration of the lust for power, both sexual and political, and the need for compassion that goes beyond what we ordinarily mean by love.<br><br><br>Margaret Atwood is the author of over twenty-five books, including fiction, poetry, and essays.  Among her most recent works are the bestselling novels <i>Alias Grace</i> and <i>The Robber Bride</i> and the collections <i>Wilderness Tips</i> and <i>Good Bones and Simple Murders.</i>  She lives in Toronto.