Handmaids Tale A Novel, The

The stunning graphic novel adaptation A mustread and collector s item for fans of the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction New York Times Look for The Testaments the sequel to The Handmaid s Tale In Margaret Atwood s dystopian future environmental disasters and declining birthrates have led to a Second American Civil War The result is the rise of the Republic of Gilead a totalitarian regime that enforces rigid social roles and enslaves the few remaining fertile women Offred is one of these a Handmaid bound to produce children for one of Gilead s commanders Deprived of her husband her child her freedom and even her own name Offred clings to her memories and her will to survive Provocative startling prophetic The Handmaid s Tale has long been a global phenomenon With this beautiful graphic novel adaptation of Margaret Atwood s modern classic beautifully realized by artist Renée Nault the terrifying reality of Gilead has been brought to vivid life like never before