{"product_id":"the-handmaids-tale-paperback-1","title":"The Handmaid's Tale - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e- An instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from \"the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) - The sixth and final season of the award-winning Hulu series starring Elisabeth Moss is now streaming\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLook for \u003ci\u003eThe Testaments\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003cb\u003ebestselling, award-winning\u003c\/b\u003e sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Margaret Atwood's dystopian future, environmental disasters and declining birthrates have led to a Second American Civil War. The result is the rise of the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian regime that enforces rigid social roles and enslaves the few remaining fertile women. Offred is one of these, a Handmaid bound to produce children for one of Gilead's commanders. Deprived of her husband, her child, her freedom, and even her own name, Offred clings to her memories and her will to survive. At once a scathing satire, an ominous warning, and a tour de force of narrative suspense, \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale \u003c\/i\u003eis a modern classic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes an introduction by Margaret Atwood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the world of the near future, who will control women's bodies? \u003cbr\u003eOffred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must lie on her back once a month and pray that the Commander makes her pregnant, because in an age of declining births, Offred and the other Handmaids are only valued if their ovaries are viable. \u003cbr\u003eOffred can remember the days before, when she lived and made love with her husband Luke; when she played with and protected her daughter; when she had a job, money of her own, and access to knowledge. But all of that is gone now.... \u003cbr\u003eFunny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing, \"The Handmaid's Tale is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and tour de force.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50471885242591,"sku":"9780385490818","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/IixitmkUVE9780385490818.webp?v=1782230216","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/the-handmaids-tale-paperback-1","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}