The Handmaid's Tale  -  Margaret Atwood

KORTE INHOUD

Offred is a national resource. She is a handmaid; viable ovaries make her a precious commodity in the Republic of Gilead, where the birthrate has plummeted to dangerous levels. Assigned to a Commander whose wife cannot produce, Offred's purpose is onefold: to breed.

Dressed in red from veil to shoes, apart from the white wings which cover her face, Offred walks in silence each day past the Guardians of the Faith, who man each barrier. She exchanges tokens for food. She visits the Wall, where gender traitors ...
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1986 1x BEKROOND Uitgever: Jonathan Cape 350 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0224023489 ISBN-13: 9780224023481