The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood Hardback Book 9781784879679

A beautiful hardback edition of Atwoods classic dystopian novelAs relevant today as it was when Atwood wrote it GuardianOffred is a Handmaid in The Republic of Gilead a religious totalitarian state in what was formerly known as the United StatesShe is placed in the household of The Commander Fred Waterford her assigned name Offred means of Fred She has only one function to breedIf Offred refuses to enter into sexual servitude to repopulate a devastated world she will be hangedYet even a repressive state cannot eradicate hope and desire As she recalls her prerevolution 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 hangsMasterfully conceived and executed this haunting vision of the future places Margaret Atwood at the forefront of dystopian fictionFiercely political yet witting and wisethis novel seems ever more vital in the present day ObserverVintage Quarterbound Classics Bound to be beautiful