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** THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER ** Discover the dystopian novel that started a phenomenon. Offred is a Handmaid in The Republic of Gilead. 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. 'A fantastic, chilling story. And so powerfully feminist' Bernadine Evaristo 'As relevant today as it was when Atwood wrote it' Guardian
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The handmaid's tale, Margaret Atwood
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- Released
- 2010
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- Title
- The handmaid's tale
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Margaret Atwood
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Released
- 2010
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0099511665
- ISBN13
- 9780099511663
- Series
- The Handmaid's Tale
- Tags
- Fiction, Fantasy, Religious Topics, Science Fiction, Women, Classics, Suspense, USA, Children, Gifts for women, Gifts for men, Feminism, Adapted for Film, Dystopia, Future, Rape, Canadian Literature, Cruelty, Terror, Adapted into Series, Utopia, Rebellion, Uprising, Dictatorship, Oppression, Patriarchy, Religious Fanaticism, Misunderstanding, Clerofascism, Castes, Caste System, Theocracy
- First published
- 1985
- Original title
- The Handmaid's Tale
- Rating
- 4.15 out of 5
- Description
- ** THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER ** Discover the dystopian novel that started a phenomenon. Offred is a Handmaid in The Republic of Gilead. 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. 'A fantastic, chilling story. And so powerfully feminist' Bernadine Evaristo 'As relevant today as it was when Atwood wrote it' Guardian