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Episode 4

Margaret Atwood's powerful and hugely anticipated sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, now shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Today: Agnes gets an unwelcome lesson in sex and death.

Margaret Atwood's brilliant and long-awaited sequel to The Handmaid's Tale.

In The Testaments, set fifteen years after the events of Atwood’s dystopian masterpiece, the testimonies of three women bring the story to a dramatic conclusion. Today we continue with Agnes’ story – still in shock from the discovery that her mother was a Handmaid, Agnes is given a very unwelcome lesson in sex and death...

Writer: Margaret Atwood
Reader: Katherine Press
Abridger: Katrin Williams
Producer: Justine Willett

14 minutes

Last on

Thu 19 Sep 2019 22:45

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  • Thu 19 Sep 2019 12:04
  • Thu 19 Sep 2019 22:45

The Handmaid’s Tale Quiz

The Handmaid’s Tale Quiz

Twenty questions to test your knowledge of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale.