In this book, in a place called Gilead, everything you know is history. The country knows a strict regime, controlling every aspect of society. Households of a certain authority are lead by the Commander and his wife. Every household also has their own ‘handmaid’. This woman serves as some kind of surrogate for the Commander’s wife, because they were declared infertile. Handmaids live controlled and dehumanised lives, continuously being left in the unknown when it comes to news