The Testaments

Sometimes we dream about sequels for favorite books. We never really think they will happen. Or, if they do, the sequels are deeply disappointing.

Not so with The Testaments, sequel to Margaret Atwood's widely-beloved The Handmaid's Tale. What happened next? we all wanted to know. The Testaments wraps things up nicely.

I'll be brief about the plot: Three different stories of three very different women, and all three come together with powerful results.

The fear that underscores this book is the unvoiced secret fear of all women today, the horrifying thought that all the freedoms so hard won can be easily and thoroughly snatched away. My hope for this book is that it is a shot of immunization against that potential future. Please get your inoculation and tell others to get theirs.