Set in the future, this
is the story of Offred and her life in the Republic of Gilead, a dystopian
society where women have no power, individualism is repressed, sterility is the
norm and fertile women are treated as production machines. The position of women in society is indicated
by the colour of their uniforms.
Handmaids where long, loose fitting blood red dresses and huge white
headdresses that restrict their sight. Offred
is a Handmaid and, as such, her role in the Republic is to breed. Once a month, she is taken to her Commander and his wife for a bizarre breeding ceremony. Forced
to live her life under this new dictatorship, Offred dreams of her old life and
of being reunited with her husband Luke and their daughter, but she knows that
if she breaks the rules she risks severe punishment or even death. She remembers what it felt like to desire and
be desired. In the end it is desire
that makes her risk everything. I liked the way the author made the ordinary
extraordinary.
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