![]() ![]() His plan fails in every possible sense: the company still goes under (with Richard making a point of giving it a final push, before taking what's left and absorbing it into his own business empire), and both his daughters suffer years of psychological, physical and sexual abuse at the hands of Richard and his sister. ![]() ![]() Arranged Marriage: Iris's father arranges her marriage to Richard in the hopes that it will save the family company and ensure a better future for at least one of his daughters.In particular, Iris details her relationship with her younger sister, Laura - who committed suicide in 1945, aged twenty-five, by driving a car off a bridge - and the publicity surrounding Laura's posthumously published novel, The Blind Assassin. Margaret Atwood's 2000 novel is told from the point of view of Iris Chase Griffen, an octogenarian who chooses to record her life story after discovering that she's suffering from a potentially fatal heart disease. "The best way of keeping a secret is to pretend there isn't one." ![]()
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