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This book is based on The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.
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For every utopia, there's a corresponding dystopia. This tale of a bleak future depicts a time where women are valued only for their reproductive capacities. While the novel is horrifying, there are moments of poetic warmth and humor. It is a brilliant satire.
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Margaret Atwood, one of the twentieth century's most forceful, innovative poets, novelists, and humanistic Cassandras, delights in a Connecticut relative, Mary Webster.
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 371
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