{"product_id":"the-handmaids-tale-introduction-by-valerie-martin","title":"The Handmaid's Tale: Introduction by Valerie Martin","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the most powerful and most widely read novels of our time in display-worthy hardcover: \u003c\/b\u003eA gripping vision of our society radically overturned by a theocratic revolution--from \"the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe sixth and final season of the award-winning Hulu series starring Elisabeth Moss is now streaming \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Margaret Atwood's dystopian future, environmental disasters and declining birthrates have led to a Second American Civil War. The result is the rise of the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian regime that enforces rigid social roles and enslaves the few remaining fertile women. Offred is one of these, a Handmaid bound to produce children for one of Gilead's commanders. Deprived of her husband, her child, her freedom, and even her own name, Offred clings to her memories and her will to survive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike Aldous Huxley's \u003ci\u003eBrave New World \u003c\/i\u003eand George Orwell's \u003ci\u003eNineteen Eighty-Four, The Handmaid's Tale \u003c\/i\u003ehas endured not only as a literary landmark but as a warning of a possible future that is still chillingly relevant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an introduction by Valerie Martin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket. Contemporary Classics include an introduction, a select bibliography, and a chronology of the author's life and times.","brand":"Everyman's Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51943381270759,"sku":"9780307264602","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_13bf224b-985a-46a9-9174-3c139b40e512.jpg?v=1775321029","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-handmaids-tale-introduction-by-valerie-martin","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}