FromtheauthorofBunny,whichMargaretAtwoodhailsas“genius,“comesa“wild,andexhilarating“(LaurenGroff)novelaboutatheaterprofessorwhoisconvincedstagingShakespeare’smostmalignedplaywillremedyallthatailsher--butatwhatcost?MirandaFitch’slifeisawakingnightmare.Theaccidentthatendedherburgeoningactingcareerleftherwithexcruciatingchronicbackpain,afailedmarriage,andadeepeningdependenceonpainkillers.Andnow,she’sonthevergeoflosingherjobasacollegetheaterdirector.DeterminedtoputonShakespeare’sAll’sWellThatEndsWell,theplaythatpromisedandcosthereverything,shefacesamutinouscasthellbentonstagingMacbethinstead.Mirandaseesherchanceatredemptionslipthroughherfingers.That’swhenshemeetsthreestrangebenefactorswhohaveaneerieknowledgeofMiranda’spastandatantalizingpromiseforherfuture:onewheretheshowgoeson,herrebelliousstudentsgetwhat’scomingtothem,andtheinvisibledoubtedpainthat’skeptherfromthespotlightismadeknown.WithproseMargaretAtwoodhasdescribedas“nopunchespulled,nohilaritiesdodged...genius,“MonaAwadhasconcoctedhermostpotent,subversivenovelyet.All’sWellisa“fabulousnovel“(MaryKarr)aboutawomanatherbreakingpointandaformidable,piercinglyfunnyindictmentofourcollectiverefusaltowitnessandbelievefemalepain.
