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Titles in This Set
The Handmaid's Tale
The Testaments
Details
Condition: New
Format: Paperback
ISBN (The Handmaid's Tale): 9780099740919
ISBN (The Testaments): 9781784708214
Publisher: Vintage
Age Range: Adult / Young Adult (16+)
Overview
This brand-new paperback set brings together Margaret Atwood's modern classic and its Booker Prize-winning sequel in one essential bundle. The Handmaid's Tale introduced readers to the terrifying Republic of Gilead, while The Testaments returns fifteen years later to reveal the regime's downfall through three interlocking narrators. Together they form one of the most celebrated works of dystopian fiction in modern literature, prized by book clubs, students, and general readers alike, and an ideal gift for anyone drawn to sharp, character-driven speculative fiction that continues to resonate with contemporary readers worldwide.
About the Books
The Handmaid's Tale is Atwood's seminal 1985 novel, narrated by Offred, a Handmaid stripped of her name, family, and freedom under the totalitarian regime of Gilead. Reduced to a single reproductive function, Offred survives through memory, quiet defiance, and fragile hope, all rendered in Atwood's spare, haunting prose. It remains one of the most widely studied works of twentieth-century fiction, its warnings feeling freshly urgent with every generation of readers who discover it.
The Testaments, published in 2019, picks up the story more than fifteen years later. Told through the testimonies of three women — one inside Gilead's inner circle and two who have never known anything else — the novel answers long-standing questions about the regime's inner workings and its eventual unravelling. It shared the 2019 Booker Prize, praised for expanding Atwood's world with fresh urgency and moral complexity. Read together, the two novels offer a complete, satisfying arc from oppression to reckoning.
- Complete two-book paperback set — the original classic plus its acclaimed sequel together
- Brand new condition — ideal as a gift or a permanent addition to any bookshelf
- Booker Prize-winning sequel included — The Testaments shared the 2019 Booker Prize
- Perfect for book clubs and classrooms — rich themes of power, gender, and resistance invite discussion
- A landmark of dystopian fiction — thought-provoking, widely studied, and culturally influential
- Great value bundle — enjoy both novels together at one convenient price
About the Author
Margaret Atwood is a Canadian novelist, poet, and essayist, and the author of more than fifty books including Cat's Eye, Alias Grace, and the MaddAddam trilogy. She won the Booker Prize for The Blind Assassin and again, jointly, for The Testaments. Her 1985 novel The Handmaid's Tale returned to bestseller lists decades after publication and inspired an award-winning television adaptation. Atwood's writing is widely taught and continues to shape conversations about power, gender, and resistance worldwide.
Why You'll Love This Set
Own the complete story from Gilead's darkest days to its downfall in one brand-new paperback bundle — perfect for newcomers, rereaders, and anyone who loves layered, urgent, unforgettable dystopian fiction.
Please Note: Cover design may vary slightly from the image shown, but this listing is for the correct UK paperback edition with the ISBNs stated above.
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