The Testaments
Author: Margaret Atwood
A previously published cover of this ISBN can be found here.Fifteen years after the events of The Handmaid’s Tale, the theocratic regime of the Republic of Gilead maintains its grip on power, but there are signs it is beginning to rot from within. At this crucial moment, the lives of three radically different women converge, with potentially explosive results. Two have gro….Read More
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