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Narrated by:
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Claire Danes
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Written by:
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Margaret Atwood
About this listen
Audie Award, Fiction, 2013
Margaret Atwood's popular dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale explores a broad range of issues relating to power, gender and religious politics. Multiple Golden Globe award winner Claire Danes (Romeo and Juliet, The Hours) gives a stirring performance of this classic in speculative fiction, one of the most powerful and widely read novels of our time.
After a staged terrorist attack kills the president and most of Congress, the government is deposed and taken over by the oppressive and all controlling Republic of Gilead. Offred, now a Handmaid serving in the household of the enigmatic Commander and his bitter wife, can remember a time when she lived with her husband and daughter and had a job, before she lost even her own name. Despite the danger, Offred learns to navigate the intimate secrets of those who control her every move, risking her life in breaking the rules in hopes of ending this oppression.
Cover art by Fred Marcellino. Used with permission of Pippin Properties, Inc.
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Very interesting listening, especially sine there is also a TV series
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Voices well casted.Story original & interesting.
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One of the best books
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Excellent book!
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well narrated
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Classic! highly recommend
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One of my favourite books ever!
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Seems to be very popular again - likely due to the new series. Thoroughly enjoyed the story. Normally I do not listen to fiction on audible but I highly recommend this book. It kept your interest and the narrator had a pleasant voice. Often there are books I would get but am turned of by the chosen narrator.
Very Good- good narration
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Compelling story and perfect narration!
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A true classic
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