Set in the near future, it describes life in what was once the United States and is 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.
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Set in the near future, it describes life in what was once the United States and is 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.
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Fine. Signed by author. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 320 p. Audience: General/trade. Boston, Houghton Mifflin (2019) First Edition, 1st printing thus. Signed by Margaret Atwood on the title page, visible on back of copyright page. Very slight sticker pull/soft bend at front endpaper, else as new. UNREAD. Deluxe Edition with bold red flex cover with handmaid's graphic and gold page edges. Red silk bookmark. Publisher's information strip (removable) at back cover. Program from signing event laid in. No dustjacket as issued. Gift quality. B255
