The Testaments: Booker Prize Winner by Margaret Atwood

The Testaments: Booker Prize Winner

A Novel

Margaret Atwood

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

Dystopian98%
Sci-Fi55%
Feminist Fiction54%

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