Lady Oracle

Joan Foster is a successful historical romance novelist who leads a secret life writing sensational gothic fiction under the pseudonym Lady Oracle. Overwhelmed by a web of blackmail, former lovers, and her own complex past, she fakes her own death and escapes to Italy. This satirical novel explores identity, female self-image, and the liberating absurdity of reinvention.

by Margaret Atwood

McClelland and Stewart · First published 1976 · 345 pages