{"product_id":"margaret-atwood-3-book-collection-handmaids-tale-testaments-penelopiad-paperback","title":"Margaret Atwood 3 Book Collection: The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments, The Penelopiad - Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitles in This Set:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Handmaid's Tale\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Testaments\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Penelopiad\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nCondition: Brand New\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: See individual editions (bundle barcode not verified)\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Vintage \/ Canongate\u003cbr\u003e\nAge Range: Adult\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThis three-book paperback collection brings together Margaret Atwood's most celebrated works of speculative and mythic fiction: The Handmaid's Tale, its Booker Prize-winning sequel The Testaments, and the sharp feminist retelling The Penelopiad. Together they showcase Atwood's mastery of voice, power and resistance, making this set a superb introduction or a welcome addition for existing fans, book clubs, students of literary fiction, and anyone drawn to bold, socially urgent storytelling from one of the world's most acclaimed living authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/strong\u003e introduces Offred, a Handmaid in Gilead, a totalitarian regime that strips women of autonomy and reduces fertile women to vessels for reproduction. Offred's account of survival, memory and quiet defiance is a defining work of dystopian fiction, still urgently relevant today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Testaments\u003c\/strong\u003e picks up over fifteen years later, as cracks show in Gilead's iron rule. Told through three converging women's testimonies, this sequel expands Atwood's world with fresh perspectives on power and rebellion, and won the Booker Prize for its ambitious storytelling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Penelopiad\u003c\/strong\u003e turns to ancient myth, giving voice to Penelope, wife of Odysseus, as she recounts her own version of events. Atwood reworks Homeric legend with wit and moral clarity, exposing the silenced women of classical epic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree acclaimed novels from a Booker Prize-winning author in one set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpans dystopian fiction, literary sequel and reimagined myth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeal for book clubs, gender studies reading, and gifting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand new paperback copies, ready to read or display\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA perfect way to complete or start a modern classics collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nMargaret Atwood is a Canadian author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry and criticism, including Cat's Eye, Alias Grace and the MaddAddam trilogy. The Handmaid's Tale became a global phenomenon and an award-winning television series, while its sequel The Testaments won the Booker Prize. Atwood's honours include the Booker Prize, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Franz Kafka Prize and the PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award. She was made a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour in 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You'll Love This Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThree unmissable Atwood novels in one set - dystopia, sequel and myth retold - offering hours of gripping, thought-provoking reading and real value for fans and newcomers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease Note: Cover art may vary slightly from images shown, and this is the current UK paperback edition.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Margaret Atwood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56466459394430,"sku":"PLD2162","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/4549\/8093\/files\/margaret-atwood-3-book-collection-paperback-set-1.jpg?v=1784391747","url":"https:\/\/www.letsbuybooks.com\/products\/margaret-atwood-3-book-collection-handmaids-tale-testaments-penelopiad-paperback","provider":"Lets Buy Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}