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** THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER ** Discover the dystopian novel that started a phenomenon before you read the Booker Prize-winning sequel The Testaments NOW AN AWARD-WINNING TV SERIES STARRING ELISABETH MOSS 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 ...

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The Handmaid's Tale 2017, Large Print Press

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The Handmaid's Tale 2017, Thorndike Press Large Print

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The Handmaid's Tale 2014, Brilliance Audio

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The Handmaid's Tale 2011, McClelland & Stewart, Toronto

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The Handmaid's Tale 2006, Everyman's Library, New York, NY

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The Handmaid's Tale 2005, Vintage, London

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The Handmaid's Tale 2002, Sparknotes, New York, NY

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The Handmaid's Tale 1998, Anchor Books, New York, NY

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Handmaid's Tale 1998, Turtleback Books, New York, NY

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All Editions of The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale

2018, Audiobook CD

ISBN-13:

9781786141637

The Handmaid's Tale

2017, Hardcover

ISBN-13:

9781328879943

The Handmaid's Tale

2017, Trade paperback

ISBN-13:

9781432838485

The Handmaid's Tale

2017, Hardcover

ISBN-13:

9781784708238

The Handmaid's Tale

2017, Hardcover

ISBN-13:

9781432838478

The Handmaid's Tale

2016, Paperback

ISBN-13:

9781784871444

The Handmaid's Tale

2014, MP3 format

ISBN-13:

9781480560109

The Handmaid's Tale

2014, Audiobook CD

ISBN-13:

9781491519110

The Handmaid's Tale

2011, Trade paperback

ISBN-13:

9780771008795

The Handmaid's Tale

2010, Mass-market paperback

ISBN-13:

9780099511663

The Handmaid's Tale

2006, Hardcover

ISBN-13:

9780307264602

The Handmaid's Tale

2006, Hardcover

ISBN-13:

9781841593012

The Handmaid's Tale

2005, Mass-market paperback

ISBN-13:

9780099496953

The Handmaid's Tale

2004, Audiobook CD

ISBN-13:

9780864923417

The Handmaid's Tale

2002, Trade paperback

ISBN-13:

9781586635176

The Handmaid's Tale

1999, Trade paperback

ISBN-13:

9780771008559

The Handmaid's Tale

1998, Trade paperback

ISBN-13:

9780385490818

The Handmaid's Tale

1998, Mass-market paperback

ISBN-13:

9780770428204

Handmaid's Tale

1998, Hardcover

ISBN-13:

9780808598299

The Handmaid's Tale

1996, Mass-market paperback

ISBN-13:

9780099740919

Books by Margaret Atwood

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Richard M

Aug 20, 2017

Not impressed...

This book has received a lot of favorable reviews as portraying a woman's plight in a dystopic society, revealed in a diary. Unfortunately, the approach is one of narrating a story with too many characters to follow, very little dialogue, often interspersed with many confusing flashbacks that make it very hard to follow. The causation for the environment setting isn't revealed until more than half way through the book, which might have helped if it had been done a lot earlier. The writing was excellent but the story and ending don't class it as a best seller for me.

Curmudgeon

Oct 21, 2014

Tritely (science) fictional

Implausible situation even considering the time when written. That the "heroine" would be so brain washed that she forgot her adulthood (past life) in a relatively short time frame, estimated at ca. a decade, rings with contriteness. Story seems redundantly arcane, infused with historical references to previous societies sprinkled throughout.

Nelson R

Jul 13, 2014

A Prescient Tale

Like so many of the famous tales of the future, The Handmaids Tale is a prescient look into a dystopian future where, in America, the religionists rule by fiat. None can stand against their rules for in this tale, the Bible has become the law and anyone who breaks the law has also sinned against the ruling party's dictates.

The fact is that The Handmaids Tale is one engrossing and revelatory story. I heartily recommend this story to all who have read, Animal Farm, Brave New World, 1984 and so many others of this genre.

Carol B

Sep 3, 2010

Not original but well done.

Not as good as "1984," but still good enough. Would have been better had the final disc not been so damaged that I missed the (predictable) ending.

carriej

Aug 25, 2009

Tough - but Worth It

This was the first book I read after joining a book club. It was WAY outside of my comfy box of Dan Brown & Harry Potter. This book really made me THINK for a change. I thought about concepts that I had never imagined possible before!! Scary - life changing concepts about how easily it would be for my money and freedom to be taken away. It's been 3 years since I read this book - and I STILL think about the ideas I was introduced to regularly. Excellent read. Great for broadening ideas about life. Great for book club discussions.

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