The Handmaid s Tale

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This is a book to read when young - a compulsive, fierce and terrifying novel that you will not forget

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Discover the dystopian novel that started a phenomenon before you read the Booker Prize-winning sequel The Testaments

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Offred is a Handmaid in The Republic of Gilead, a religious totalitarian state in what was formerly known as the United States. She is placed in the household of The Commander, Fred Waterford - her assigned name, Offred, means 'of Fred'. She has only one function- to breed. If Offred refuses to enter into sexual servitude to repopulate a devastated world, she will be hanged. Yet even a repressive state cannot eradicate hope and desire. As she recalls her pre-revolution life in flashbacks, Offred must navigate through the terrifying landscape of torture and persecution in the present day, and between two men upon which her future hangs.

Masterfully conceived and executed, this haunting vision of the future places Margaret Atwood at the forefront of dystopian fiction.

'A fantastic, chilling story. And so powerfully feminist' Bernadine Evaristo, author of GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER

'This novel seems ever more vital in the present day' Observer

Includes exclusive content- In The 'Backstory' you can read Margaret Atwood's account of how she came to write this landmark dystopian novel.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781784871444
Published: August 2016

Number of pages: 512
Width: 129 mm
Height: 188 mm
Depth: 31 mm

Publisher: Vintage Publishing