The Handmaid's Tale (Graphic Novel): A Novel

By: Margaret Atwood

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Synopsis: An instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from &“the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction&” (New York Times). Now an award-winning Hulu series starring Elizabeth Moss.In this multi-award-winning, bestselling novel, Margaret Atwood has created a stunning Orwellian vision of the near future. This is the story of Offred, one of the unfortunate &“Handmaids&” under the new social order who have only one purpose: to breed. In Gilead, where women are prohibited from holding jobs, reading, and forming friendships, Offred&’ s persistent memories of life in the &“time before&” and her will to survive are acts of rebellion. Provocative, startling, prophetic, and with Margaret Atwood&’s devastating irony, wit, and acute perceptive powers in full force, The Handmaid&’s Tale is at once a mordant satire and a dire warning.