{"product_id":"handmaids-tale-vintage-quarterbound-classic","title":"Handmaid's Tale","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\u003e She 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\u003e If Offred refuses to enter into sexual servitude to repopulate a devastated world, she will be hanged.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Yet 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","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44201537503429,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-78487-967-9.jpg?v=1739487658","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/handmaids-tale-vintage-quarterbound-classic","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}