Brought to you by Penguin. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2019. The Testaments by Margaret
Atwood is read by Ann Dowd Bryce Dallas Howard and Mae Whitman with Derek Jacobi Tantoo
Cardinal and Margaret Atwood. Margaret Atwood's dystopian masterpiece The Handmaid's Tale is
a modern classic. Now she brings the iconic story to a dramatic conclusion in this riveting
sequel. Pre-order today. 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. 'Dear Readers: Everything you've ever asked me about Gilead and its inner workings is
the inspiration for this book. Well almost everything! The other inspiration is the world
we've been living in.' Margaret Atwood 'The literary event of the year.' Guardian 'A savage and
beautiful novel and it speaks to us today all around the world with particular conviction
and power... The bar is set particularly high for Atwood and she soars over it' Peter Florence
Booker Prize Chair of Judges Guardian
