The Testaments : The Booker prize-winning sequel to The Handmaid's Tale
The Testaments : The Booker prize-winning sequel to The Handmaid's Tale
**THE NUMBER 1 BESTSELLER AND WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE**
In this
electrifying sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood answers the
question that has tantalised readers for decades: What happened to
Offred?
'The Testaments is Atwood at her best . . . To read this book is to feel the world turning' Anne Enright
The
Republic of Gilead is beginning to rot from within. At this crucial
moment, two girls with radically different experiences of the regime
come face to face with the legendary, ruthless Aunt Lydia. But how far
will each go for what she believes?
Now with additional material:
book club discussion points and an interview with Margaret Atwood about
the real-life events that inspired The Testaments and The Handmaid's
Tale.
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PRAISE FOR THE TESTAMENTS:
'Everything
The Handmaid's Tale fans wanted and more. Prepare to hold your breath
throughout, and to cry real tears at the end' Stylist
'Atwood
challenges us constantly and poses the question that lies like a pearl
inside the shell of this frighteningly readable novel, "Before you sit
in judgement, how would you behave in Gilead?''' Sunday Telegraph
'She
manages to write about the darkest and most terrifying parts of human
psychology in a way that is still deeply funny and full of dark strange
hope' Naomi Alderman, author of The Power