Books

THE HANDMAID'S TALEMARGARET ATWOODSIGNED UK FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING 1986JONATHAN CAPENot price clipped.Some foxing to the dust jacket flaps, but book itself is clean, with light tanning to the textblock edges. Dust jacket is in a protective cover.Includes a SIGNED LETTER to a fan (presumably a previous owner) with the comment:"It's nice to have a picture of you in the paper".(The name and address of the correspondent in the letter have been blanked out in the photo.)

The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood, first published in 1985. It is set in a near-future New England, in a totalitarian state resembling a theonomy that has overthrown the United States government. The novel focuses on the journey of the handmaid Offred, her life in this regime, and her role in society to produce children against her will.