Masterfully conceived and executed, this haunting vision of the future places Margaret Atwood at the forefront of dystopian fiction. 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. Yet even a repressive state cannot eradicate hope and desire. If Offred refuses to enter into sexual servitude to repopulate a devastated world, she will be hanged. She is placed in the household of The Commander, Fred Waterford - her assigned name, Offred, means 'of Fred'. Offred is a Handmaid in The Republic of Gilead, a religious totalitarian state in what was formerly known as the United States. 'As relevant today as it was when Atwood wrote it' Guardian I believe in the resistance as I believe there can be no light without shadow or rather, no shadow unless there is also light. A novel that brilliantly illuminates some of the darker interconnections between politics and sex.-The Washington Post Book World.
1 BESTSELLER ** **A BBC BETWEEN COVERS BIG JUBILEE READ** Go back to where it all began with the dystopian novel behind the award-winning TV series. How you view the conclusion of Margaret Atwood s groundbreaking 1985 novel, The Handmaids Tale. An essential read that will make you think about gender roles and the position of women in a world that doesn't seem to distant from our own.Summary: ** THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. by Quinn Keaney Spoilers for the end of the Handmaids Tale book below. The iconic dystopian novel that inspired the hit TV show. What we think of this book & ideas for gifting It was adapted into a TV series in 2017.īuy this book from .uk to support The Reading Agency and local bookshops at no additional cost to you. In the mid-1980s near Boston, Massachusetts, a cabal of rightwing fundamentalists murders the U.S. Originally published in 1985, The Handmaid’s Tale returned to the bestseller lists in 2016 and has become a cultural phenomenon. She is placed in the household of The Commander, Fred Waterford – her assigned name, Offred, means ‘of Fred’. ‘I believe in the resistance as I believe there can be no light without shadow or rather, no shadow unless there is also light.’ Buy this book from or .uk to support The Reading Agency and local bookshops at no additional cost to you.
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