Handmaids Tale

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VINTAGE QUARTERBOUND CLASSICS: Bound to be beautiful

Plt;bPgt;A beautiful hardback edition of AtwoodP#39;s classic dystopian novel.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#39;As relevant today as it was when Atwood wrote itP#39; Plt;iPgt;GuardianPlt;/iPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;bPgt;Offred is a Handmaid in The Republic of Gilead, a religious totalitarian state in what was formerly known as the United States.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;She is placed in the household of The Commander, Fred Waterford - her assigned name, Offred, means P#39;of FredP#39;. She has only one function: to breed.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;If Offred refuses to enter into sexual servitude to repopulate a devastated world, she will be hanged.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;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.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;bPgt;Masterfully conceived and executed, this haunting vision of the future places Margaret Atwood at the forefront of dystopian fiction.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#39;Fiercely political, yet witting and wise...this novel seems ever more vital in the present dayP#39; Plt;iPgt;ObserverPlt;/iPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;bPgt;Vintage Quarterbound Classics: Bound to be beautifulPlt;/bPgt;

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Hardback
ISBN13: 9781784879679
Published: April 2024

Number of pages: 336
Width: 138 mm
Height: 205 mm
Depth: 31 mm

Publisher: Vintage Publishing