The Testaments: A Novel (The Handmaid’s Tale)

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE • A modern masterpiece that “reminds us of the power of truth in the face of evil” (People)—and can be read on its own or as a sequel to Margaret Atwood’s classic, The Handmaid’s Tale.  
“Atwood’s powers are on full display” (Los Angeles Times) in this deeply compelling Booker Prize-winning novel, now updated with additional content that explores the historical sources, ideas, and material that inspired Atwood. 
 
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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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 1, 2020
Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 448 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0525562621
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0525562627
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.16 x 0.96 x 7.94 inches
Book 2 of 2 ‏ : ‎ The Handmaid’s Tale
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ HL790L

Customers say

Customers find this book to be a satisfying sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, with beautifully written prose that pulls readers inexorably forward. The story features three seemingly unrelated characters whose narratives are told through testimony, and customers appreciate how it fills in many questions about the original narrative. Customers describe the book as suspenseful and well-paced, with one review noting how time passes quickly in the story. While some customers find it frightening, others describe it as terrifying.