Bibliograph

The testaments, Margaret Atwood

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The testaments, Margaret Atwood

Language

eng

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Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The testaments

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1113873993

Responsibility statement

Margaret Atwood

Summary

More than fifteen years after the events of The Handmaid's Tale, the theocratic regime of the Republic of Gilead maintains its grip on power, but there are signs it is beginning to rot from within. At this crucial moment, the lives of three radically different women converge, with potentially explosive results. Two have grown up as part of the first generation to come of age in the new order. The testimonies of these two young women are joined by a third voice: a woman who wields power through the ruthless accumulation and deployment of secrets. As Atwood unfolds The Testaments, she opens up the innermost workings of Gilead as each woman is forced to come to terms with who she is, and how far she will go for what she believesSet fifteen years after Offred stepped into an unknown fate, this sequel to "The Handmaid's Tale" relates the experiences of three female narrators from Gilead

Target audience

adult

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