{"product_id":"9781784879679-handmaids-tale","title":"The Handmaid's Tale","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVintage Quarterbound Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautiful hardback edition of Atwood's classic dystopian novel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'As relevant today as it was when Atwood wrote it' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOffred is a Handmaid in The Republic of Gilead, a religious totalitarian state in what was formerly known as the United States.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf Offred refuses to enter into sexual servitude to repopulate a devastated world, she will be hanged.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMasterfully conceived and executed, this haunting vision of the future places Margaret Atwood at the forefront of dystopian fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fiercely political, yet witting and wise.this novel seems ever more vital in the present day' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVintage Quarterbound Classics: Bound to be beautiful\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41540128276577,"sku":"9781784879679","price":16.08,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32345649.jpg?v=1737186532","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781784879679-handmaids-tale","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}