The Blind Assassin

The Blind AssassinThe bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testamentsweaves together strands of gothic suspense, romance, and science fiction into one utterly spellbinding narrative, beginning with the mysterious death of a young woman named Laura Chase in 1945. Decades later, Lauras sister Iris recounts her memories of their childhood, and of the dramatic deaths that have punctuated their wealthy, eccentric familys history. Intertwined with Iriss account

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