Its sequel, The Testaments, was published in 2019 and was a global number one bestseller and won the Booker Prize.Ītwood has won numerous awards including the Arthur C. Her 1985 classic, The Handmaid's Tale, went back into the bestseller charts with the election of Donald Trump, when the Handmaids became a symbol of resistance against the disempowerment of women, and with the 2017 release of the award-winning Channel 4 TV series. Her novels include Cat's Eye, The Robber Bride, Alias Grace, The Blind Assassin and the MaddAddam trilogy. Margaret Atwood is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry and critical essays. READ THE TESTAMENTS, THE BOOKER PRIZE-WINNING SEQUEL TO THE HANDMAID'S TALE, TODAY 'This novel seems ever more vital in the present day' Observer And so powerfully feminist' Bernardine Evaristo, author of GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER 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. NOW AN AWARD-WINNING TV SERIES STARRING ELISABETH MOSS Discover the dystopian novel that started a phenomenon before you read the Booker Prize-winning sequel The Testaments
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