The Handmaid's Tale Legends & Mythology begins an encounter with an

begins an encounter with an older man that unfolds in unexpected and troubling ways

a semi-autobiographical novel that has established itself as an American classic

poignant novel about the dreams of youth

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'Bears endless re-reading

The Handmaid's Tale Legends & Mythology begins an encounter with anOffred is a "Handmaid" in the Republic of Gilead. She has only one function: to breed. If she deviates, she will, like dissenters, be hanged at the wall or sent out to die slowly of radiation sickness. Brilliantly conceived and executed, this powerful evocation of twenty first century America explores a world in which oppression of women, and repression of the truth, have become justified.