An old woman recounts her life — including a novel-within-the-novel about a pulp sci-fi story told between secret lovers. Three narratives nest inside each other like Russian dolls, and when the final layer opens, everything you thought you knew about the narrator, her sister, and the lover shatters. Atwood's Booker winner.
Sexual content within the nested story.
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Moods: Layered Gothic Feminist Nested
Tropes: Novel Within Novel Sisters Mystery Pulp Sci-Fi Within Literary
Three nested narratives — challenging but masterfully controlled.
Yes — 2000 Booker Prize.
A story within the story — pulp sci-fi that mirrors the main narrative.