A dystopian novel on gender, sex, fertility, rebellion, and love. In the near future, most women have become infertile and the USA have transformed into a theocracy where women are either the wives of party officials, supposed to take care of the household, or have to take part in a bizarre ritual. Offred is one of them, a “handmaid”, a woman whose sole purpose is to bear children for the elites in the post-apocalyptic, theocratic society of Gilead. She tells her story, remembers the times before the theocrats took over society and her indoctrination. Using her unique position, she finds out that the religious leaders do not always practice what they preach…

Novel · Canada · 1985