The Testaments: WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019

Margaret Atwood

Sep 2019 · Random House

About this ebook

**THE NUMBER 1 BESTSELLER AND WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE**

In this electrifying sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood answers the question that has tantalised readers for decades: What happened to Offred?

The Republic of Gilead is beginning to rot from within. At this crucial moment, two girls with radically different experiences of the regime come face to face with the legendary, ruthless Aunt Lydia. But how far will each go for what she believes?

Now with additional material: book club discussion points and an interview with Margaret Atwood about the real-life events that inspired The Testaments and The Handmaid's Tale.

'The Testaments is Atwood at her best . . . To read this book is to feel the world turning' Anne Enright
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PRAISE FOR THE TESTAMENTS:

'Everything The Handmaid's Tale fans wanted and more. Prepare to hold your breath throughout, and to cry real tears at the end' Stylist

'She manages to write about the darkest and most terrifying parts of human psychology in a way that is still deeply funny and full of dark strange hope' Naomi Alderman, author of The Power

Ratings and reviews

Great conclusion to the Handmaids Tale and tidying up of the loose ends that the first book and television series have. I first read the book over 20 years ago and have been engrossed with the tv series. So much of what is written in the first book is topical in our 2019 world from a political, religious, conservative and control point of view. Margaret Atwood is to be congratulated on writing a story that has remained so current and topical to the world.

I read The Handmaid's Tale decades ago. It disturbed me to the core, as it no doubt intended to. 35 years on, Margaret Attwood answers many questions in this gripping sequel. Literally, a book I could not put down, it's a deeply satisfying end to the tale. Highly recommended.

Best book I've read in 5 or so years. Couldn't put it down because I was getting my house cleaned so all my surfaces were wet which meant if I put the book down it would get wet which would have been a shame because the cover is very nice.

About the author

Margaret Atwood is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry and critical essays. Her novels include Cat's Eye, The Robber Bride, Alias Grace, The Blind Assassin and the MaddAddam trilogy. Her 1985 classic, The Handmaid's Tale, was followed in 2019 by a sequel, The Testaments, which was a global number one bestseller and shared the Booker Prize. In 2020 she published Dearly, her first collection of poetry for a decade; in 2022 Burning Questions, a collection of essays, was a Sunday Times bestseller; and in 2023, Old Babes in the Wood, a collection of short stories, was a number one Sunday Times bestseller.

Atwood has won numerous awards including the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Imagination in Service to Society, the Franz Kafka Prize, the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. In 2019 she was made a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour for services to literature. She has also worked as a cartoonist, illustrator, librettist, playwright and puppeteer. She lives in Toronto, Canada.