Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale" centers around the life of a woman forced into servitude by a religious government based in Old Testement beliefs. The Republic of Gilead is a part of the former United States after some great upheaval has wiped out democracy while a war rages. One of the effects is rampant sterility among men and woman who are basically used to breed for high ranking military officers. Ofglen spins her yarn about living with the Commander and his wife. She shares details of her former life and the loss of a daughter and husband while carrying out menial duties such...read full review »