{"product_id":"the-handmaids-tale-vintage-quarterbound-classics","title":"The Handmaid's Tale: Vintage Quarterbound Classics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautiful hardback edition of Atwood's classic dystopian novel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'As relevant today as it was when Atwood wrote it' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOffred is a Handmaid in The Republic of Gilead, a religious totalitarian state in what was formerly known as the United States.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe is placed in the household of The Commander, Fred Waterford - her assigned name, Offred, means 'of Fred'. She has only one function: to breed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf Offred refuses to enter into sexual servitude to repopulate a devastated world, she will be hanged.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet even a repressive state cannot eradicate hope and desire. As she recalls her pre-revolution life in flashbacks, Offred must navigate through the terrifying landscape of torture and persecution in the present day, and between two men upon which her future hangs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMasterfully conceived and executed, this haunting vision of the future places Margaret Atwood at the forefront of dystopian fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fiercely political, yet witting and wise...this novel seems ever more vital in the present day' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVintage Quarterbound Classics: Bound to be beautiful\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardback | 336 pages | Published April 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63956703871325,"sku":"9781784879679","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/view_archive_cc7e0688-77aa-477f-aa34-d9142f5b9047.jpg?v=1774263628","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/the-handmaids-tale-vintage-quarterbound-classics","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}