Culture | Return to Gilead
The sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale” explores the workings of repression
But in “The Testaments”, Margaret Atwood charts a way out
The Testaments. By Margaret Atwood. Nan A. Talese; 432 pages; $28.95. Chatto & Windus; £20
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