"In this brilliant sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, acclaimed author Margaret Atwood answers the questions that have tantalized readers for decades. When the van door slammed on Offred's future at the end of The Handmaid's Tale, readers had no way of telling what lay ahead for her--freedom, prison or death. With The Testaments, the wait is over. Margaret Atwood's sequel picks up the story more than fifteen years after Offred stepped into the unknown, with the explosive testaments of three female narrators from Gilead."--provided by publisher.

"In this brilliant sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, acclaimed author Margaret Atwood answers the questions that have tantalized readers for decades. When the van door slammed on Offred's future at the end of The Handmaid's Tale, readers had no way of telling what lay ahead for her--freedom, prison or death. With The Testaments, the wait is over. Margaret Atwood's sequel picks up the story more than fifteen years after Offred stepped into the unknown, with the explosive testaments of three female narrators from Gilead."--Provided by publisher

"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 radically different 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 a third voice: a woman who wields power through the ruthless accumulation and deployment of secrets. As Atwood unfolds The Testaments, she 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"--Publisher description

This sequel to The Handmaid's Tale picks up the story fifteen years after Offred stepped into the unknown, with the explosive testaments of three female narrators from Gilead.

"Najgłośniejsza powieść 2019 roku już w Polsce! Margaret Atwood po ponad trzydziestu latach wraca do świata ze swojej najsłynniejszej powieści Opowieść Podręcznej. I to w jakim stylu! Za Testamenty pisarka zdobyła Nagrodę Bookera. Zawsze mówiłam "nie", gdy proszono mnie o napisanie drugiej części. Ale jako że zaczęliśmy zbliżać się do Gileadu, zamiast się od niego oddalać, ponownie to przemyślałam - powiedziała autorka w dniu premiery. Od wydarzeń przedstawionych w "Opowieści Podręcznej" minęło piętnaście lat. Sytuacja Republiki jest dramatyczna. Brakuje jedzenia, na świat przychodzą zdeformowane, słabe dzieci, umierają też Podręczne, czyli niewolnice, których zadaniem jest rodzić. W tym kraju przemocy żyją obok siebie Ciotka Lidia, surowa i okrutna funkcjonariuszka Gileadu oraz młodziutka Agnes, przygotowywana do roli Podręcznej. Ich losy obserwuje z jak dotąd bezpiecznego dystansu Daisy, nastolatka mieszkająca w Kanadzie. Jaki los spotka mieszkańców Gileadu? A raczej jaki los czeka ś

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"When the van door slammed on Offred's future at the end of The Handmaid's Tale, readers had no way of telling what lay ahead for her: freedom, prison or death. With The Testaments, the wait is over. Margaret Atwood's sequel picks up the story more than fifteen years after Offred stepped into the unknown, with the explosive testaments of three female narrators from Gilead."