Tag: Book Of Lives


  • In her Book Of Lives, Margaret Atwood said she learned tap dance from Miss Pickering. (Atwood, p. 42) Children who are lucky enough, may have access to a teacher who can teach tap dancing, while in school. For those of us who wish to learn, we can search for a dance school. Or we can…

  • This is what Margaret Atwood said in her Book Of Lives: A Memoir Of Sorts: “As I revisit my writing past, I’ve been having strange dreams. I’ve been conversing with the dead: the benevolent dead, mostly” (Atwood, p. xxi) It is a very interesting book. This is my copy. Amazon sells it: If you buy…

  • How to write like Margaret Atwood She explains how to write, as she uses events in her life as story fodder. She draws inspiration from life experiences to write her poems, short stories and novels. Some of Atwood’s books described in her writing process are: How Margaret Atwood wrote Cat’s Eye Cat’s Eye is about…

  • Here are Margaret Atwood’s secret loves in Book Of Lives She wrote that she was fascinated by these objects and coveted them, although she never had her choice to lay her hands on them. When Margaret “Peggy” Atwood was very young, she was fascinated by the translucent, blue, plastic shower curtain ring We can buy…

  • Soaps mentioned in Book Of Lives Margaret Atwood wrote about Ivory & Sunlight soaps in Book Of Lives, because such details are important in her Memoir Of Sorts. Soap for bathing Margaret Atwood gave her thumbs up for Ivory soap. It floated on water, which was good for bathers in the lake. Ivory soap floats…

  • Margaret Atwood learned to knit when she was a child. It was a useful hobby that kept her busy, making warm clothing for herself and later on, for her baby sister Ruth. We can all Learn To Knit The Easy Way here, and copy Atwood’s efficiency. If you buy something from this link, I may…

  • Margaret “Peggy” Atwood wrote about the foods she ate in her biography, Book Of Lives: A Memoir Of Sorts. She ate foods that were grown, caught, cooked/ made or store bought. When Peggy was very young, she ate vegetables and fruit that were grown or sourced by her parents. Peggy ate what her parents grew…

  • Margaret Atwood’s boyfriends Margaret Atwood’s boyfriends are written in her autobiography “Book Of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts”. It is interesting and she has been kind to her boyfriends, describing them in fair ways. Who were M Atwood’s boyfriends? Book Of Lives: A Memoir Of Sorts by Margaret Atwood. If you buy something from this…

  • In “Book Of Lives: A Memoir Of Sorts” : Margaret Atwood shared that her brother Harold and herself handled snakes, made poison from natural substances, and did drawings. Harold and Margaret “Peggy” Atwood were three years apart in ages. They shared some common activities like playing with snakes, making poison and drawing Rabbits. Infographics of…

  • In Margaret Atwood’s memoir Book Of Lives, she details her life, as well as of those lives surrounding hers. Lives of her grandparents, parents, siblings, relatives, friends and acquaintances. Atwood’s dad, Carl Atwood was an entomologist. He specialized in insects and lived right next to nature for convenience. When the author was young, she met…