Book review: Hag-Seed

HAG-SEED is the fourth novel forming the Hogarth Shakespeare series, including Anne Tyler’s retelling of The Taming Of The Shrew and Jeanette Winterson’s The Winter’s Tale.

Atwood’s take on The Tempest is intense and extravagant, charting the journey of an expelled artistic director of a theatre company as he tries to come to terms with haunting memories of the loss of his beloved daughter.

Twelve years after living alone, after an illustrious career, Felix stumbles upon the opportunity to teach theatre at Fletcher Correctional as part of the centre’s literacy programme.