
The Testaments: Booker Prize Winner
A Novel
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · September 1, 2020
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE • A gripping return to Gilead, The Testaments exposes the regime’s inner decay through the intersecting stories of three women whose choices could ignite its downfall.
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- Who it’s for
- Readers interested in dystopian and speculative fiction
- Themes
- dystopia, female empowerment, resistance
- Pacing
- Mixed
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE • A gripping return to Gilead, The Testaments exposes the regime’s inner decay through the intersecting stories of three women whose choices could ignite its downfall. Now a Hulu Original series starring Ann Dowd, reprising her role as Aunt Lydia, Chase Infiniti as Agnes, and Lucy Halliday as Daisy. The Testaments can be read on its own or as a sequel to Margaret Atwood’s classic, The Handmaid’s Tale.
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More than fifteen years after the events of The Handmaid's Tale, the theocratic regime of the Republic of Gilead maintains its grip on power, but there are signs it is beginning to rot from within. At this crucial moment, the lives of three women converge, with potentially explosive results. Two have grown up as part of the first generation to come of age in the new order. The testimonies of these two young women are joined by that of Aunt Lydia, whose complex past and uncertain future unfold in surprising and pivotal ways. With The Testaments, Margaret Atwood opens up the innermost workings of Gilead, as each woman is forced to come to terms with who she is and how far she will go for what she believes.
Who it’s for
- Readers interested in dystopian and speculative fiction
- Fans of feminist literature and strong female protagonists
Where it sits
| Dystopian | 98% |
|---|---|
| Sci-Fi | 55% |
| Feminist Fiction | 54% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Sci-Fi
- Political Fiction
- Dystopian
- Authors
- Margaret Atwood
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- September 1, 2020
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- dystopia · female empowerment · resistance
- Reading lane
- Sci-Fi