The Testaments (Paperback)
  • The Testaments (Paperback)
zoom

The Testaments (Paperback)

(author)
£8.99
Paperback 448 Pages
Published: 01/09/2020
  • 10+ in stock

Usually dispatched within 2-3 working days

  • This item has been added to your basket
Waterstones Says

In this electrifying sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, acclaimed author Margaret Atwood answers the question that has tantalised readers for 33 years: What happened to Offred? Since 1985, Margaret Atwood's vision has only grown in significance, becoming a rallying call around the world. Now The Testaments finally reveals, for the very first time, Margaret Atwood's vision of Gilead's future.

Shortlisted for the British Book Awards Fiction Book of the Year 2020

Shortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year 2019

Joint Winner of the Booker Prize 2019

‘I was on the edge of my seat, my fingernails bitten down to nothing’ – Emma at Bedford

‘Leaves you breathless at the turn of every page’ – Jenny at Southampton

‘Full of twists and revelations… moving and timely’ – Joanna at Telford

Margaret Atwood’s dystopian masterpiece, The Handmaid’s Tale, is a modern classic. Now she brings the iconic story to a dramatic conclusion in this riveting sequel. 

Dear Readers: Everything you’ve ever asked me about Gilead and its inner workings is the inspiration for this book. Well, almost everything! The other inspiration is the world we’ve been living in.' - Margaret Atwood

Launched to widespread acclaim at our flagship Piccadilly shop, Margaret Atwood's Booker-winning sequel to The Handmaid's Tale is undoubtedly the story for our times.

Picking up ten years after its predecessor’s tantalisingly open-ended conclusion, The Testaments provides a new window into Atwood’s dystopian world, as seen through the eyes of three women of Gilead: a girl brought up within its confines, another on the run beyond its walls, and a woman at the very heart of the regime’s dark designs with secrets of her own. Each has a unique perspective on the world of Gilead and each will be crucial in deciding its fate.

Effortlessly combining a piercing critique of gender, oppression and authoritarianism with the whip-smart pace of the purest literary thriller, The Testaments is devastating in its immediacy whilst remaining a timeless piece of faultless storytelling.

Publisher: Vintage Publishing
ISBN: 9781784708214
Number of pages: 448
Weight: 386 g
Dimensions: 198 x 128 x 30 mm


MEDIA REVIEWS

'The Testaments belongs to our moment of history, when things in a number of countries seem to be heading more towards Gilead' - The Guardian

'The Testaments is a much more accessible book than its brilliant yet forbidding predecessor. At times it races along like a spy thriller written by Charles Dickens, rich in suspense, coincidence and messy humanity.' - The Sunday Telegraph

'One of the greatest writers of the past century. A world without Margaret Atwood in it would not be anywhere near as brilliant' - The Sunday Times

‘A blockbuster of propulsive, almost breathless narrative, stacked with twists and turns worthy of a Gothic novel.’ - The Daily Telegraph

‘An addictively readable, fast-paced adventure…. A hopeful reminder that resistance is possible and such regimes do fall.’ - The Independent

‘A celebration of sisterhood and a sharp-eyed analysis of the power of stories to re-shape the world.’ - The Sunday Times

‘Atwood’s task in returning to the world of her best-known work was a big one, but the result is a success that more than justifies her Booker prize shortlisting.’ - The Guardian

‘A formidable achievement that will doubtless be read in decades to come.’ - The i

‘What makes the book most mesmerizing is Atwood’s working of the everyday into the unthinkable; her way of conveying how, in different degrees, these characters came to accept their reality, and even to become complicit in it.’ - The Seattle Times

‘Atwood’s prose is as powerful as ever, tense and spare. She invests certain phrases with ironic fury: adulteress, precious flower, Certificate of Whiteness, fanatics, defiled. Her word games are ingenious. She forces you to think about language and how it can be made to lie.’ - BBC

You may also be interested in...

The Handmaid's Tale
Added to basket
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Added to basket
Fahrenheit 451
Added to basket
£8.99
Paperback
Brave New World
Added to basket
£9.99
Paperback
The Power
Added to basket
£9.99
Paperback
The Left Hand of Darkness
Added to basket
Kindred
Added to basket
£9.99
Paperback
Parable of the Sower
Added to basket
Oryx And Crake
Added to basket
£9.99
Paperback
The Children of Men
Added to basket
£9.99
Paperback
The Every
Added to basket
£9.99
Paperback
VOX
Added to basket
VOX
£8.99
Paperback
The Road
Added to basket
£9.99
Paperback
The Wall
Added to basket
£8.99
Paperback
Harvest
Added to basket
£9.99
Paperback
The End We Start From
Added to basket
Woman on the Edge of Time
Added to basket
Station Eleven
Added to basket
Emma Smith at Bedford

“Incredible!”

“Keep your friends close but your enemies closer. Having no friends, I must make do with enemies.”

I went into this with slight trepidation, I’m sure I’m not the only reader who did! Up until a few days ago I wasn’t... More

Hardback edition
3 similar books recommended
Helpful? Upvote 123

“Atwood gives us everything we hoped!”

I went into 'The Testaments' with high expectations and Atwood absolutely blew me away with this new novel. Focusing on the stories, or testimonies, of three vastly different female characters Atwood has... More

Hardback edition
1 similar book recommended
Helpful? Upvote 104

“What an ending...!”

Writing a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale was never going to be an easy task. How would people react to their questions finally being answered, 35 years on? Atwood masterfully evades these questions, instead offering... More

Hardback edition
1 similar book recommended
Helpful? Upvote 100

Please sign in to write a review

Your review has been submitted successfully.

env: aptum
branch: