{"product_id":"the-testaments","title":"The Testaments","description":"                                            \u003cb\u003eIn this electrifying sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, Margaret Atwood answers the questions that have tantalised readers for decades.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e** WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019 **\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e** SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e NO. 1 BESTSELLER **\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStylist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Atwood's dystopian masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, is a modern classic. Now she brings the iconic story to a dramatic conclusion in this riveting sequel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eMore than fifteen years after the events of \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Atwood unfolds \u003ci\u003eThe Testaments\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Atwood\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry and critical essays. Her novels include \u003ci\u003eCat's Eye, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Robber Bride, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlias Grace\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Blind Assassin \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eMaddAddam \u003c\/i\u003etrilogy. Her 1985 classic, \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale,\u003c\/i\u003e was followed in 2019 by a sequel, \u003ci\u003eThe Testaments\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a global number one bestseller and shared the Booker Prize. In 2020 she published \u003ci\u003eDearly\u003c\/i\u003e, her first collection of poetry for a decade, and in 2022 \u003ci\u003eBurning Questions\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of essays, was a \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller.    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAtwood has won numerous awards including the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Imagination in Service to Society, the Franz Kafka Prize, the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. In 2019 she was made a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour for services to literature. She has also worked as a cartoonist, illustrator, librettist, playwright and puppeteer. She lives in Toronto, Canada.\r\n                                        ","brand":"The Testaments","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42283348230335,"sku":"9781784742324","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/1689\/8751\/products\/9781784742324.jpg?v=1679016894","url":"https:\/\/www.popweasel.co.nz\/products\/the-testaments","provider":"Pop Weasel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}