Margaret Atwood on 'Wide Sargasso Sea'

Jean Rhys takes up a "mad" wife’s story in "Wide Sargasso Sea," an overlooked novel recommended by "Handmaid’s Tale" author Margaret Atwood. —This author recommends— Wide Sargasso Sea —More from this author —Interview: Margaret Atwood Blends Dystopia and Social Satire —Interview: 'Handmaid’s Tale' Author Margaret Atwood on the Roots of Dystopia

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Bookmarks are stories mined from our secret lives as readers. Stories of intimate relationships and life-changing encounters with books. Stories about the books we can’t forget. In this series from the producers behind “ To The Best Of Our Knowledge,” we ask writers and creators to share what they’ve read and how it shaped them. Learn more at ttbook.org/bookmarks