An instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from \"the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction\" (New York Times). Now an award-winning Hulu series starring Elizabeth Moss.

In this multi-award-winning, bestselling novel, Margaret Atwood has created a stunning Orwellian vision of the near future. This is the story of Offred, one of the unfortunate \"Handmaids\" under the new social order who have only one purpose: to breed. In Gilead, where women are prohibited from holding jobs, reading, and forming friendships, Offred& s persistent memories of life in the \"time before\" and her will to survive are acts of rebellion. Provocative, startling, prophetic, and with Margaret Atwood&s devastating irony, wit, and acute perceptive powers in full force,The Handmaid&s Taleis at once a mordant satire and a dire warning.