Margaret Atwoodturns to short fiction for the first time since her 2006 collection,Moral Disorder, with nine tales of acute psychological insight and turbulent relationships bringing to mind her 1996 novel,Alias Grace.In these nine dazzlingly inventive and rewarding stories,Margaret Atwood'ssignature dark humour, playfulness, and deadly seriousness are in abundance. InFreeze-Dried Bridegroom, a man who bids on a storage locker has a surprise. InLusus Naturae, a woman with a genetic abnormality is mistaken for a vampire. InI Dream of Zenia with the Bright Red Teeth, we remeet Tony, Charis, and Roz from The Robber Bride, but, years later, as their nemesis is seen in an unexpected form. InTorching the Dusties, an elderly lady with Charles Bonnet's syndrome comes to terms with the little people she keeps seeing, while a newly formed populist group gathers to burn down her retirement residence. InStone Mattress, a long-ago crime is revenged in the Arctic.A collection of highly imaginative short pieces that speak to our times with deadly accuracy.Vintage Atwoodcreativity, intelligence, and humour: thinkAlias Grace.