Handmaid's Tale queereads

Queereads has been gaining momentum, and our next book up for discussion is The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.

The Handmaid’s Tale follows the story of Offred, handmaid to a commander and his wife in the Republic of Gilead, formerly the United States, after fundamentalist Christian uprising has removed the freedom and rights of most men and all women. Handmaids are women of proven fertility who are enslaved in order to provide children to higher ups who have not been able to conceive. They are given three opportunities of two years to provide a healthy, perfect baby. If they do not succeed, they are sent to “the colonies” to labor until death. Offred wishes to escape her enslavement by fleeing north to the freedom of Canada.

Queereads meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 6:00pm in the basement of Sam Weller's. We'll be discussing The Handmaid's Tale on March 17th, and if you buy the book from us, we'll give you 20% off!