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The Handmaid's Tale

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 923,483 Ratings and 51,509 Reviews

Book Description
(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)

A gripping vision of our society radically overturned by a theocratic revolution, Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale has become one of the most powerful and most widely read novels of our time.

Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead, serving in the household of the enigmatic Commander and his bitter wife. She may go out once a day to markets ... More
Book Information
PublisherEveryman Publishers
BindingHardcover (92 editions)
Reading LevelAdult
# of Pages392
ISBN-100307264602
ISBN-13978-0307264602
Publication Date10/17/2006
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About Margaret Atwood (Author) : Margaret Atwood is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Margaret Atwood include Bluebeards Egg, Alias Grace, First Words: Earliest Writing fro... more
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2/19/2015 Meredith Amelotti said:
My English teacher from sophomore year recommended that I read this novel, however I haven't had time to pick it up until this year. The only reason that I did pick it up was due to the fact it was a book I had to read for my English class this year. It's kind of intriguing how we have certain books... more

tags: I recommend, I read, classic

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10/7/2009 Sharon Koontz said: 11664
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10/25/2008 Angela Mann said: 11664
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8/31/2007 Elizabeth Bluemle tagged as: I Read

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