Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released.
I'm obsessed with the Hulu show and I felt that the first book leaves the reader with such an ambiguous ending that I need more to see if Offred is ever going to get out of Gilead or whether her being placed in the van at the end of The Handmaid's Tale (book) is her end...
The Handmaid's Tale, Book 2
By Margaret Atwood
Dystopian
eBook, Hardcover, audiobook, 432 Pages
September 10, 2019 by Nan A. Talese
Blurb
By Margaret Atwood
Dystopian
eBook, Hardcover, audiobook, 432 Pages
September 10, 2019 by Nan A. Talese
Blurb
In this brilliant sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, acclaimed author Margaret Atwood answers the questions that have tantalized readers for decades.
When the van door slammed on Offred's future at the end of The Handmaid's Tale, readers had no way of telling what lay ahead for her—freedom, prison or death.
With The Testaments, the wait is over.
Margaret Atwood's sequel picks up the story fifteen years after Offred stepped into the unknown, with the explosive testaments of three female narrators from Gilead.
"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
When the van door slammed on Offred's future at the end of The Handmaid's Tale, readers had no way of telling what lay ahead for her—freedom, prison or death.
With The Testaments, the wait is over.
Margaret Atwood's sequel picks up the story fifteen years after Offred stepped into the unknown, with the explosive testaments of three female narrators from Gilead.
"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
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What do you think? Will you be checking this one out?
What do you think? Will you be checking this one out?
I haven't read the Handmaid's Tale but I have heard great things. I hope this is just as great.
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I've seen a lot of people wanting to get their hands on this one in the past few weeks. Hope you really enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to this one too. I loved The Handmaid's Tale. I haven't seen the show yet. One of these days! I hope you love this when you read it! Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteI would love to be able to read this series, it sounds so good!
ReplyDeleteI'm super excited for The Testaments, too!
ReplyDeleteCool! A sequel to A Handmaid's Tale! I haven't read that book for awhile now. Great pick!
ReplyDeleteHere’s my WoW!
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