at once ancient and supported by the latest in neuroscientific research

a heartfelt tear or a gem of insight and wisdom

Just as the town seeks to reinvent itself as a fashionable destination

where lives were lived on a razor’s edge

creates confusion about our identity

The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments Box Set (2 Books) Biking at once ancient and supportedIn The Handmaid's Tale, environmental disasters and declining birthrates have led to a Second American Civil War and the rise of the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian regime that enforces rigid social roles and enslaves the few remaining fertile women. Offred is one of these, a Handmaid bound to produce children for one of Gilead's Commanders. Deprived of her husband, her child, her freedom, and even her own name, Offred clings to her memories and