Margaret Atwood: Memorable quotes from Atwood's 'The Testaments'

Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo jointly won 2019 Booker Prize on Monday after judging panel declared tie. Atwood becomes only second female author to win award twice. Atwood’s Testaments was released last month and is said to be her best work to date. Apart from this, British Indian velist, Salman Rushdie’s tragicomic Quichotte was among six books which are shortlisted for prize. Below listed are some popular quotes from Margaret's award-winning book-

“You don’t believe sky is falling until a chunk of it falls on you.”- Lydia

This quote tells how Lydia waited too long before attempting to leave US. Despite dealing with how bly things were going daily, she believed things would get better, and issues would be resolved. Later she realised she h misjudged a difficult situation.  

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“Being able to re and write did t provide answers to all questions. It led to or questions, and n to ors.”- Agnes

This quote reveals struggle Agnes h as she started to learn more about world. Growing up in Gile, she was t allowed to re/write. Later, however, her aunt decides to teach her how to re Bible. She soon realises that stories she h been told as a child were t same as what was written.

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“But it’s difficult to be grateful for absence of an unkwn quantity. I’m afraid we did t fully appreciate extent to which those of Aunt Lydia’s generation h been hardened in fire. y h a ruthlessness about that that we lacked”.-Agnes

This quote shows Agnes reflecting on her past. Agnes sees that she and or Gileean children never knew about way life used to be for women. y grew up only kwing Gile’s strict regime. y could t have freedoms and rights enjoyed by women, earlier.

Margaret Atwood books

Margaret Elear Atwood is a Canian poet, velist and essayist. As per reports, since 1961 she has published 17 books of poetry. Her work includes mes like and equality, religion and myth. She is best kwn for her book, Survival: A matic Guide to Canian Literature which was published in 1972. Her or table works include Handmaid’s Tale (1985), Cat’s Eye (1989), Robber Bride (1993), Alias Grace (1996) and many more.

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