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Margaret Atwood's iconic novel is set in a dystopian future where world-wide environmental collapse & disease have caused a widespread infertility crisis. This gives rise to a radical fundamentalist group called The Sons of Jacob who stage a coup against the United States government and replace it with the Republic of Gilead. The new regime forces the few fertile women into reproductive servitude as handmaids. The novel is narrated in the first person by a handmaid referred to as Offred.
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The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
Mentioned podcast episode from week 5 (The Red Tent):
https://salmaintb.podbean.com/e/week-5-the-red-tent/
