ISBN 0-86068-866-6 (UK pbk 1994)

"The Republic of Gilead allows Offred only one function: to breed. If she deviates, she will, like all disenters, be hanged at the wall or sent out to die slowly of radiation sickness. But even a repressive state cannot obliterate desire -- neither Offred's nor that of the two men on which her future hangs..." [jacket blurb, UK pbk, 1994]

Recommended.

Review of The Handmaid's Tale
(academic analysis)

Study Guide to The Handmaid's Tale by Paul Brians
(as stated... students take note)

Anti-utopia: Literature
("The first half of the sophomore curriculum focuses on the use and abuse of power. These links are a small section of the information available on these topics."... this is essentially a links page... maintained by Bob Barsanti... contains links to George Orwell, Margaret Atwood, Aldous Huxley, Ken Kesey, etc.)

Atwood's Biography
(comprehensive bio)

Feminist Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Utopia
(site maintained by Laura M.Doyle)

Margaret Atwood
("For further information on Atwood"... maintained by Thomas B. Friedman)

Margaret Atwood
(in George Jr magazine... edited by George Myers Jr.)

Utopias and Dystopias
(overview... includes reference to The Handmaid's Tale )