{"product_id":"the-handmaids-tale-9780063347625","title":"The Handmaid's Tale","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow a Hulu series starring Elizabeth Moss. \u003cem\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/em\u003e is an instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from \"the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel of such power that the reader will be unable to forget its images and its forecast. Set in the near future, it describes life in what was once the United States and is now called the Republic of Gilead, a monotheocracy that has reacted to social unrest and a sharply declining birthrate by reverting to, and going beyond, the repressive intolerance of the original Puritans. The regime takes the Book of Genesis absolutely at its word, with bizarre consequences for the women and men in its population.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story is told through the eyes of Offred, one of the unfortunate Handmaids under the new social order. In condensed but eloquent prose, by turns cool-eyed, tender, despairing, passionate, and wry, she reveals to us the dark corners behind the establishment's calm facade, as certain tendencies now in existence are carried to their logical conclusions. \u003cem\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/em\u003e is funny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing. It is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and a tour de force. It is Margaret Atwood at her best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Large Print\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063347625\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e8109 \/ Handmaid's Tale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.4 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 14\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Margaret Atwood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43140429283509,"sku":"9780063347625","price":31.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_18136692-545b-4596-8753-5d566772517a.jpg?v=1695699017","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-handmaids-tale-9780063347625","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}