{"product_id":"9781784871444","title":"The Handmaid's Tale","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Atwood, Margaret, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 04\/08\/2016,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 512 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Vintage Classics,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Vintage Publishing,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781784871444\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOffred is a Handmaid in The Republic of Gilead, a religious totalitarian state in what was formerly known as the United States. She is placed in the household of The Commander, Fred Waterford - her assigned name, Offred, means 'of Fred'.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe has only one function: to breed. If Offred refuses to enter into sexual servitude to repopulate a devastated world, she will be hanged. Yet even a repressive state cannot eradicate hope and desire.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs 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. Masterfully conceived and executed, this haunting vision of the future places Margaret Atwood at the forefront of dystopian fiction. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35022736097433,"sku":"9781784871444","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781784871444.jpg?v=1594325153","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781784871444","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}