August Series Book Club: Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

Book Club attendees will discuss and analyze various themes found in Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale #1.

The sequel, The Testaments, will be September's Series Book Club Pick, date TBD.

It is strongly suggested to have completed reading the book prior to attending book club. This allows open, in-depth discussion amongst members without the worry of spoiling the book for others.

If you are reading the book or interested in reading the book, please consider attending our Book Mixer where varying levels of reading progress are welcome. See profile for upcoming events.

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Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead.

She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must lie on her back once a month and pray that the Commander makes her pregnant, because in an age of declining births, Offred and the other Handmaids are valued only if their ovaries are viable. Offred can remember the years before, when she lived and made love with her husband, Luke; when she played with and protected her daughter; when she had a job, money of her own, and access to knowledge. But all of that is gone now...

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