{"product_id":"the-handmaids-tale","title":"The Handmaid'S Tale","description":"\u003cp\u003eA beautiful hardback edition of Atwood's classic dystopian novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'As relevant today as it was when Atwood wrote it' Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOffred is a Handmaid in The Republic of Gilead, a religious totalitarian state in what was formerly known as the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf Offred refuses to enter into sexual servitude to repopulate a devastated world, she will be hanged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMasterfully conceived and executed, this haunting vision of the future places Margaret Atwood at the forefront of dystopian fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Fiercely political, yet witting and wise...this novel seems ever more vital in the present day' Observer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVintage Quarterbound Classics: Bound to be beautiful\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45153446265011,"sku":"9781784879679","price":1119.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/81zIhW8Gy6L.jpg?v=1764185063","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/the-handmaids-tale","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}