MARGARET ATWOOD / The Handmaid's Tale Signed 1st Edition 1986

Description: The Handmaid's Tale Author: ATWOOD, MARGARET Title: The Handmaid's Tale Publication: Houghton Mifflin (T), January 1986 Edition: First Edition Description: Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. First published in 1985, The Handmaid's Tale is a novel of such power that the reader is unable to forget its images and its forecast. With more than two million copies in print, it is Margaret Atwood's most popular and compelling novel. Set in the near future, it describes life in what once was the United States, now called the Republic of Gilead. Reacting to social unrest, and a sharply declining birthrate, the new regime has reverted to -- even gone beyond -- the repressive tolerance of the original Puritans. Offred is a Handmaid who may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must lie on her back once a month and pray that the Commander makes her pregnant because she is only valued as long as her ovaries are viable. Offred can remember the years before, when she lived and made love with her husband, Luke; when she played with and protected her daughter; when she had a job, money of her own, and access to knowledge. But all of that is gone now. Funny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing, The Handmaid's Tale is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and tour de force. First edition, first printing. Inscribed by Atwood on half title page. Slight spine lean; bottom edge of cloth spine slightly worn and discolored. Dustjacket has small bump and rip on upper spine; mylar-wrapped for future preservation. Text block very crisp and clean. [311 pages] Seller ID: 318383 Subject: Fiction & Literature Atlanta's only in-town, full-service bookstore since 1989. For more than three decades, A Cappella Books has been serving the Atlanta community with our unique selection of new, used, and antiquarian titles. Together with a wide range of partners across Atlanta, we bring great authors to the city all year long for book signings and literary events, and our signed titles garner us customers from all around the world. From our humble beginnings in Little Five Points to our cozy current shop in Inman Park, we're always in the business of buying, selling, and trading used books. All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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