{"product_id":"9781784879679","title":"The Handmaid's Tale : Vintage Quarterbound Classics","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Atwood, Margaret \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 4 April 2024 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Vintage Quarterbound Classics' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e202 x 137 x 30 | 376g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful hardback edition of Atwood's classic dystopian novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'As relevant today as it was when Atwood wrote it' GuardianOffred is a Handmaid in The Republic of Gilead, a religious totalitarian state in what was formerly known as the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe is placed in the household of The Commander, Fred Waterford - her assigned name, Offred, means 'of Fred'. She has only one function: to breed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf Offred refuses to enter into sexual servitude to repopulate a devastated world, she will be hanged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet even a repressive state cannot eradicate hope and desire. As she recalls her pre-revolution life in flashbacks, Offred must navigate through the terrifying landscape of torture and persecution in the present day, and between two men upon which her future hangs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMasterfully conceived and executed, this haunting vision of the future places Margaret Atwood at the forefront of dystopian fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Fiercely political, yet witting and wise...this novel seems ever more vital in the present day' ObserverVintage Quarterbound Classics: Bound to be beautiful\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45779589562608,"sku":"9781784879679","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9781784879679_d0ee2e22-80d5-4065-bf26-e9fc1f8cdde3.jpg?v=1713544773","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.live\/products\/9781784879679","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}