Freedom by Margaret Atwood

Freedom by Margaret AtwoodCan we ever be wholly free? In this book of breathtaking imaginary leaps that conjure dystopias and magical islands, Margaret Atwood holds a mirror up to our own world. The reflection we are faced with, of men and women in prisons literal and metaphorical, is frightening, but it is also a call to arms to speak and to act to preserve our freedom while we still can. And in that, there is hope. Selected from The Handmaids Tale and Hag Seed by Margaret

He looks at the rise of Instagram and interrogates the value of its images

in all of their articulate order

Bryce gradually shows her how much there is to love about the wind-swept beach town—and introduces her to photography

she discovers she has a strange and unwelcome gift

it’s a world you can master

Suddenly Danny is confronted with a choice: Come forward with his knowledge about the crime and risk being deported

She provides tools for self-assessment including a primer on tongue diagnosis and a mental

4000 years ago

and cloud computing - has shifted the balance of power from companies to consumers

who "could galvanize the dead with his talk"

spirited and inspiring

Between Heaven and Earth is a glorious collection put together by two of India’s finest writers