The Testaments [1st Printing w/ Signed Preliminary Page Loosely Laid In]

Atwood, Margaret

ISBN 10: 0771009437 / ISBN 13: 9780771009433

Published by McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 2019

1st printing of the first Canadian hardcover trade edition. Laid in loosely is a signed preliminary page removed from a copy of the Canadian autographed edition of The Testaments that was not in collector's condition. The book is not signed. Full navy blue cloth with decorated end papers and silver titles. Co-winner of The Booker Prize, sequel to The Handmaid's Tale and follow-the-flag edition. A tight copy with sharp corners and spine ends, and the jacket is bright, crisp and price intact. The signed preliminary page which is laid-in loosely has been trimmed along the left edge, and the bottom right corner is creased and softened. Seller Inventory # 002695

Synopsis:

WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE
LONGLISTED FOR THE SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

Margaret Atwood's dystopian masterpiece, The Handmaid's Tale, has become a modern classic—and now she brings the iconic story to a dramatic conclusion in this riveting sequel.

More than fifteen years after the events of The Handmaid's Tale, the theocratic regime of the Republic of Gilead maintains its * on power, but there are signs it is beginning to rot from within. At this crucial moment, the lives of three radically different women converge, with potentially explosive results.
 
Two have grown up as part of the first generation to come of age in the new order. The testimonies of these two young women are joined by a third voice: a woman who wields power through the ruthless accumulation and deployment of secrets.
 
As Atwood unfolds The Testaments, she opens up the innermost workings of Gilead as each woman is forced to come to terms with who she is, and how far she will go for what she believes.

"The literary event of the year." —The Guardian
 
"The international literary event of the season." —Globe and Mail
 
"It’s terrifying and exhilarating." —Judges of the Booker Prize 2019 "The international literary event of the season." 
—Globe and Mail

“A savage and beautiful novel that speaks to us today with unusual conviction and power.” 
—Peter Florence, Chairman, Booker Prize judging panel

“A chilling invitation no Atwood fan can resist . . . The Testaments reminds us of the power of truth in the face of evil.”
—People
 
“A fast, immersive narrative that’s as propulsive as it is melodramatic.”
—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
 
“The women of Gilead are more fascinating than ever.”
—NPR
 
“There may be no novelist better suited to tapping the current era’s anxieties than Margaret Atwood.”
—Entertainment Weekly

“One of the most anticipated sequels of the modern age . . . full of revealing backstories.”
—Ron Charles, The Washington Post
 
“A rare treat . . . a corker of a plot, culminating in a breathless flight to freedom.”
—Laura Miller, Slate.com

"The literary event of the year."
—The Guardian
 
"It’s terrifying and exhilarating."
—Judges of the Booker Prize 2019

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Testaments [1st Printing w/ Signed ...
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart, Toronto
Publication Date: 2019
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition