They say you should never meet your heroes. But, after having the chance to meet one of my literary heroes today, I would definitely disagree. Today marks the launch of Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments, the sequel to her 1985 novel The Handmaid’s Tale. And, at 4am this morning, I began the journey to London to […]
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It’s been 15 years since I first read The Handmaid’s Tale. Margaret Atwood’s 1985 dystopian novel was one of the books we read in English class and, from almost the very first words, I was hooked. Even to this day, it’s one of the few books from my school days that has stuck with me – […]
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Hulu is developing a TV show about The Testaments, the sequel to Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. The Testaments, which is due to be published on September 10, is due to take place 15 years after Offred’s final scene in the original novel. It is told from the perspective of three other women who are connected to Gilead – […]
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Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments is among those shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2019. The Testaments, the sequel to Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, will be published next Tuesday. The 2019 shortlist was announced today [September 3] at a press conference at the British Library in London, with the overall winner to be announced on October 24. The Canadian author was […]
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The Handmaid’s prize? As if The Testaments wasn’t already eagerly awaited, it’s now been long listed for what is arguably the most prestigious literary prize in the world. Margaret Atwood’s sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale is not due to be published until September, and the plot of the long-awaited novel is a closely guarded secret. […]
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