The Testaments: A Novel (The Handmaid's Tale)
#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.
Coming soon as 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.
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.
Coming soon as 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.
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.
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Readers say *The Testaments* is a compelling follow-up to *The Handmaid’s Tale*, praised for its strong writing and multi-voiced narrative. They agree...
I was skeptical. To those who do not want to read this because The Handmaid's Tale was disturbing I say give it a chance. If I had to use one word to describe the two I would say Hope. The Handmaid's Tale felt Hopeless and The Testaments gives us Hope. I recently read both books back to back and I enjoyed both, however, they both had a different feel to them.
I've tried to read The Handmaid's Tale multiple times but just couldn't, so I was not thrilled when my club picked this one. I was pleasantly surprised! Still didn't *love* it, but I did enjoy the bada$$ women's perspective on the situation.
This book was not bad, but it definitely did not live up to The Handmaid's Tale. It may have been fine on its own but it just felt so disconnected as a sequel.
this book was so interesting. i really liked getting 3 different pov’s and feel that it added so much to the storyline and the narrative. i liked reading about aunt lydia’s growth.
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