{"product_id":"the-handmaids-tale-and-the-testaments-box-set-9780593311646","title":"The Handmaid's Tale and the Testaments Box Set","description":"\u003cb\u003eA box set of Margaret Atwood's bestselling companioned novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Testaments\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale, \u003c\/i\u003eenvironmental disasters and declining birthrates have led to a Second American Civil War and the rise of the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian regime that enforces rigid social roles and enslaves the few remaining fertile women. Offred is one of these, a Handmaid bound to produce children for one of Gilead's Commanders. Deprived of her husband, her child, her freedom, and even her own name, Offred clings to her memories and her will to survive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Testaments, \u003c\/i\u003e set more than fifteen years after the events of \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale, \u003c\/i\u003e The Republic of Gilead maintains its repressive grip on power, but it is beginning to rot from within. At this crucial moment, the lives of three radically different women come together, with potentially explosive results. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This beautifully designed box set will make the perfect gift.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Atwood\u003c\/b\u003e, whose work has been published in more than forty-five countries, is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry, critical essays, and graphic novels. In addition to \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale, \u003c\/i\u003enow an award-winning TV series, her novels include\u003ci\u003e Cat's Eye, \u003c\/i\u003eshort-listed for the 1989 Booker Prize; \u003ci\u003eAlias Grace, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich won the Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy; \u003ci\u003eThe Blind Assassin, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the 2000 Booker Prize; \u003ci\u003eOryx and Crake, \u003c\/i\u003eshort-listed for the 2003 Man Booker Prize; \u003ci\u003eThe Year of the Flood; MaddAddam; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHag-Seed. \u003c\/i\u003eShe is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the Franz Kafka Prize, the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award, and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003eInnovator's Award. In 2019, she was made a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour for services to literature.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Anchor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50599858897170,"sku":"9780593311646","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d6d0a6d3-f2b8-4512-8d1d-75d9edd0a144.jpg?v=1732206335","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-handmaids-tale-and-the-testaments-box-set-9780593311646","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}