In the world of the near future, who will control women's bodies?
Offred
is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander
and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures
instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must lie on
her back once a month and pray that the Commander makes her pregnant, because in
an age of declining births, Offred and the other Handmaids are only valued if
their ovaries are viable.
Offred can remember the days before, when she
lived and made love with her husband Luke; when she played with and protected
her daughter; when she had a job, money of her own, and access to knowledge. But
all of that is gone now....
Funny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether
convincing, The Handmaid's Tale is at once scathing satire, dire warning,
and tour de force.
(From back of book)
Offred and related stories we have certain sympathies and everything will be OK. The trust was set up. friv 4
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