Sweet Reads Book Club: The Handmaid's Tale

Offred lives as a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead, where women are stripped of their names, rights, and families. Assigned to a high-ranking Commander, her sole duty is to bear children in a rigid regime. Constantly watched and silenced, she must navigate a world of fear, ritual, and control. Yet beneath her quiet obedience, Offred holds tightly to memory, desire, and small acts of defiance that keep her sense of self alive in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale.

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