The Handmaid's tale
Set in the near future, it describes life in what was once the United States, now called the Republic of Gilead, a monotheocracy that has reacted to social unrest and a sharply declining birthrate by reverting to, and going beyond, the repressive intolerance of the original Puritans. The regime takes the Book of Genesis absolutely at its word, with bizarre consequences for the women and men of its population.
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| Subject |
| Misogyny > Fiction. Women > Fiction. |
| Genre |
| Fantasy fiction. Audiobooks. Sound recordings. Fiction. |
- ISBN: 9781543661477 :
- Physical Description 1 audio media player (approximately 11 hr.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
- Publisher Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, [2017]
- Copyright ℗2012
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| General Note: | Title from container. "HD." "LIGHT." Previously released by Audible, Inc., ℗2012. Release date supplied by publisher. Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player. One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening. GMD: playaway. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Performed by Claire Danes. |
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The Handmaid's Tale
Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must lie on her back once a month and pray that the Commander makes her pregnant, because in an age of declining births, Offred and the other Handmaids are valued only if their ovaries are viable.Offred can remember the days before, when she lived and made love with her husband Luke; when she played with and protected her daughter; when she had a job, money of her own, and access to knowledge. But all of that is gone now ...
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