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Description
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.... read more
Memorable Quotes
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“There can be no shadow unless there is also light.”
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“Ignoring isn't the same as ignorance, you have to work at it.”
First Sentence
We slept in what had once been the gymnasium.
Table of Contents
1. Night
2. Shopping
3. Night
4. Waiting Room
5. Nap
6. Household
7. Night
8. Birth Day
9. Night
10. Soul Scrolls
11. Night
12. Jezebel's
13. Night
14. Salvaging
15. Night
Historical Notes
Authors & Contributors
- Margaret Atwood (Author)
Awards
- Arthur C. Clarke Award (winner, 1987)
- Governor General's Award (1985)
- Man Booker Prize (winner, 1989)
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