Bodily Harm

About “Bodily Harm”

Bodily Harm is a 1981 novel by Margaret Atwood. The story follows Rennie Wilford, a young journalist whose life is falling apart. She travels to the Caribbean island of St. Antoine to recover, but she finds herself in a place where her usual ways of coping no longer work. The novel blends humor, satire, and tension, exploring themes of power—both sexual and political—and the need for compassion that extends beyond traditional love.