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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMargaret Atwood Is Writing A Sequel To "The Handmaid's Tale" Called 'The Testaments"
Author Margaret Atwood announced Wednesday that she is writing a sequel to her highly-acclaimed book The Handmaid's Tale.
Atwood said the forthcoming book, titled The Testaments will be published in September 2019.
Atwood said the sequel will be set 15 years after the final scene in The Handmaid's Tale featuring the book's protagonist, known as Offred.
The Testaments will be narrated by three female characters, Atwood revealed.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tasneemnashrulla/margaret-atwood-sequel-handmaids-tale-testaments?bftwnews&utm_term=4ldqpgc#4ldqpgc
Atwood said the forthcoming book, titled The Testaments will be published in September 2019.
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Atwood said the sequel will be set 15 years after the final scene in The Handmaid's Tale featuring the book's protagonist, known as Offred.
The Testaments will be narrated by three female characters, Atwood revealed.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tasneemnashrulla/margaret-atwood-sequel-handmaids-tale-testaments?bftwnews&utm_term=4ldqpgc#4ldqpgc
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Margaret Atwood Is Writing A Sequel To "The Handmaid's Tale" Called 'The Testaments" (Original Post)
demmiblue
Nov 2018
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Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)1. KGOP republican women demand equal time for The Joy of Submissiveness
JaneQPublic
(7,113 posts)2. Great news.
Can't wait to read it.
Roland99
(53,342 posts)3. Hmmm. Will this affect Hulu's production ideas?
demmiblue
(36,845 posts)4. Who knows, really?
One thing I am grateful for, though, is the fact that the collaboration between Atwood and Hulu has really brought this dystopian story/cautionary tale to a lot of people who have never read the book.
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