The Robber Bride "Exploring the paradox of female villainy, this tale of three fascinating women is another peerless display of literary virtuosity. Roz, Charis and Tony all share a wound, and her name is Zenia. Beautiful, smart and hungry, by turns manipulative and vulnerable, needy and ruthless, Zenia is the turbulent center of her own neverending saga. She entered their lives in the sixties, when they were in college. Over the three decades since, she has damaged each of them badly, ensnaring their sympathy, betraying their trust, and treating their men as loot. Then Zenia dies, or at any rate the three women — with much relief — attend her funeral. But as The Robber Bride begins, Roz, Charis and Tony have come together at a trendy restaraunt for their monthly lunch when in walks the seemingly resurrected Zenia...."  —The Publisher. Home Biography Novels Short Fiction Poetry Site Awards Excerpts from The Robber Bride Excerpt: "The story of Zenia ought to begin when Zenia began" - Amazon.com Extract: "The door opens, and Zenia is standing there." - Virago Plot Synopses Plot Summary - Literary Encyclopedia Book Reviews The New York Times, 1993 National Review, 1994 New Republic, 1994 Entertainment Weekly, 1993 Dancing Badger Essays on The Robber Bride Reconnecting with the Past: Personal Hauntings in Atwood's The Robber Bride - Donna Bontatibus Split Subjects in Atwood's The Robber Bride and Alias Grace - Katarína Labudová Heterotopia in Toronto - Richard P. Richter Images of Food and Eating in Margaret Atwood's Novels - Johanna Lahikainen The Robber Bride: a Feminist Interpretation of a Fairy Tale - Fiona-Aileen Kraege Who Killed Zenia? - Dancing Badger Study Guides and Miscellaneous Resources Reader's Companion to The Robber Bride - Books@Random Lecture Notes on The Robber Bride - Kate Liu Other The Robber Bride - The TV Movie (2007) - IMDB "The Robber Bridegroom" by the Brothers Grimm - Books@Random to Margaret Atwood's Novels to Margaret Atwood Luminarium Copyright ©1996-2007 Anniina Jokinen. All Rights Reserved. Book cover images remain under the copyright of their respective copyright owners. This page created on December 22, 2006 by Anniina Jokinen. Last updated January 3, 2007. About this Website | Luminarium Privacy Statement. Margaret Atwood has become not just a major Canadian Writer, and a woman writer (whom some would call a Feminist Writer), but an award-winning author of English literature. Her works include novels, short stories, poetry, etc.