The Testaments

When the van door slammed on Offreds future at the end of The Handmaids Tale, readers had no way of telling what lay ahead for her--freedom, prison or death. With The Testaments, the wait is over. Margaret Atwoods sequel picks up the story more than fifteen years after Offred stepped into the unknown, with the explosive testaments of three female narrators from Gilead. In this brilliant sequel to The Handmaids Tale, acclaimed author Margaret Atwood answers the questions that have tantalized readers for decades. Dear Readers: Everything youve ever asked me about Gilead and its inner workings is the inspiration for this book. Well, almost everything! The other inspiration is the world weve been living in. --Margaret Atwood