The Testaments

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER ΓÇó WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE ΓÇó The Testaments is a modern masterpiece,a powerful novel that can be read on its own or as a companion to Margaret AtwoodΓÇÖs classicThe HandmaidΓÇÖs Tale. More than fifteen years after the events of The Handmaid’s Talethe theocratic regime of the Republic of Gilead maintains its grip on powerbut there are signs it is beginning to rot from within. At this crucial momentthe lives of three radically different women convergewith 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 a third: Aunt Lydia. Her complex past and uncertain future unfold in surprising and pivotal ways. With The TestamentsMargaret Atwood opens up the innermost workings of Gileadas each woman is forced to come to terms with who she isand how far she will go for what she believes.