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29th November 2018
09:11am GMT

“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.”https://twitter.com/MargaretAtwood/status/1067778206642683906 The Handmaid's Tale, which is told largely from Offred's point of view, ends with her being placed in a van after becoming convinced that her role in the May Day resistance has been uncovered. However, Nick - the Commander's chauffeur and Offred's lover - tells her that she doesn't need to worry: he's a member of May Day too, and the van is actually May Day's, here to help her escape. The ending is left ambiguous, though, as readers never find out what Offred's ultimate fate was.
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