It is backed by a 100-strong academy of authors and critics which includes Margaret Atwood and Philip Pullman.

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Burns's library also possesses five novels by Margaret Atwood, a Canadian feminist writer.

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But Margaret Atwood's elegant and erudite canter round the literary, cultural and historical aspects of borrowing, lending, owing and repaying has less to do with economics than with human nature.

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Despite being based on Margaret Atwood's best-selling novel, there was little Hollywood interest in making the film and a number of leading actresses turned down the part before it was offered to Richardson.

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And, for all the charm and emollience, he could produce sharp shards himself, such as the remark that listening to Margaret Atwood was like being driven back and forth through Winnipeg on a Sunday.

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Edited by Vogue Features Director Eve MacSweeney, the book is made up of essays by authors including Joan Didion, Margaret Atwood, Patti Smith, Karl Lagerfeld, Carly Simon, George Plimpton, Manolo Blahnik, Anjelica Huston and Joyce Carol Oates paired with iconic images that appeared in Vogue.

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The Kindle Store offers the largest selection of the most popular books, including the most best sellers from the Globe and Mail and Le Devoir best seller lists, winners of the Giller prize, and a broad selection of works from leading Canadian publishers and authors, including Margaret Atwood, Alice Munro and Yann Martel.

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