The Testaments: Margaret Atwood announces Handmaid’s Tale sequel
- ‘The Testaments’ will be published next September
- The book is set 15 years after the final scene of Offred, narrator of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
Canadian author Margaret Atwood said she would publish a sequel to her novel The Handmaid’s Tale next year, taking readers deeper into her vision of a dystopian America ruled by a misogynistic theocracy.
Atwood said the new book, The Testaments, would pursue unresolved narratives in the original 1985 novel, delving into the “inner workings” of the fictional nation of Gilead.
“The other inspiration is the world we’ve been living in,” the celebrated novelist said in a video message posted on Twitter.
“The Testaments is set 15 years after (lead character) Offred’s final scene and is narrated by three female characters,” the celebrated author said on Twitter.
It will be published in September 2019.
The success of The Handmaid’s Tale has been amplified by the wild popularity of the Hulu series adapted from the novel.