The Testaments: The Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale
By Margaret Atwood
Read by Ann Dowd , Bryce Dallas Howard , Mae Whitman , Sir Derek Jacobi , Tantoo Cardinal , and Margaret Atwood
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ISBN: 9780525590453
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE The Testaments is a modern masterpiece, a powerful novel that can be read on its own or as a companion to Margaret Atwood’s classic, The Handmaid’s Tale. 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. 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: Aunt Lydia. Her complex past and uncertain future unfold in surprising and pivotal ways. With The Testaments, Margaret Atwood 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.
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#1 New York Times bestseller
Winner of the Booker Prize
New York Times audio bestseller
Longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize
A Parade Magazine Pick of Best Audiobooks for Fall
An iBooks bestseller in Audiobooks
An Amazon Best Book in Science Fiction & Fantasy
Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE
The Testaments is a modern masterpiece, a powerful novel that can be read on its own or as a companion to Margaret Atwood’s classic, The Handmaid’s Tale.
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.
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: Aunt Lydia. Her complex past and uncertain future unfold in surprising and pivotal ways.
With The Testaments, Margaret Atwood 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.
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Available Formats : | CD |
Category: | Fiction |
Runtime: | 13.30 |
Audience: | Adult |
Language: | English |
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