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Margaret atwood, elisabeth moss, bradley whitford, amy landecker, ann dowd, penguin audio. Margaret atwood announces the handmaids tale sequel, the. Seeing the title of the book, and the baby bumps on the front page, it reminded me of the themes in the handmaids tale a personal favorite. Which version from audible would you recommend for the handmaids tale. Get the audible audio editions of the the handmaid s tale series from the. The handmaids tale, acclaimed dystopian novel by canadian author margaret atwood, published in 1985. Reuters canadian author margaret atwood said on tuesday that she is writing a sequel to her bestselling dystopian novel the handmaids tale. With more than two million copies in print, it is margaret.

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Let claire danes read you the handmaids tale on audiobook actor claire danes is the voice of narrator offred in the awardwinning audiobook. Special edition features performances by claire danes, margaret atwood, emily bauer, allyson johnson, gabra zackman, suzanne toren, tim gerard reynolds, jennifer. The body of the audiobook is the same clare danes narration but with a few added. Let claire danes read you the handmaids tale on audiobook.

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