The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
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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.
Paperback | 336 pages
Dimensions (cm): 2 x 13 x 19.8 | 240g
01 Dec 2010
Vintage Publishing
Vintage Classics
London, United Kingdom
English
0
0099511665
9780099511663
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Some obvious damage to the front cover including creasing down the left-hand side and a large crease on the bottom-right corner, but no holes or tears. All pages are undamaged with no creasing or tearing, no pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.