the testaments

- Brand/Author: atwood margaret
- ISBN 13: 9781784742324
- Publisher : chatto & windus
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div br p b winner of the booker prize 2019 b p p b sunday times no 1 bestseller b p p b margaret atwood s dystopian masterpiece the handmaid s tale is a modern classic now she brings the iconic story to a dramatic conclusion in this riveting sequel b p p 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 p p 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 p p 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 believes p p dear readers everything you ve ever asked me about gilead and its inner workings is the inspiration for this book well almost everything the other inspiration is the world we ve been living in margaret atwood p p the literary event of the year guardian p p a savage and beautiful novel and it speaks to us today all around the world with particular conviction and power the bar is set particularly high for atwood and she soars over it peter florence booker prize chair of judges guardian p div em em .