Virtual author event with Margaret Atwood in conversation with Ann Patchett

Parnassus Books, in partnership with Penguin Random House and Penguin Random House Canada, is pleased to present a virtual event for Margaret Atwood in celebration of the paperback release of The Testaments. Atwood will be joined in conversation by Ann Patchett.

#1 New York Times bestseller and winner of the booker prize for fiction, The Testaments is a modern masterpiece, a powerful novel that can be read on its own or as a companion to Margaret Atwood’s classic, The Handmaid’s Tale–one of the most talked about books of the 20th century and now a groundbreaking Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy award winning television series.

More than fifteen years after the events of The Handmaid’s Tale, the theocratic regime of the Republic of Gilead maintains its grip on power, but there are signs it is beginning to rot from within. At this crucial moment, the lives of three radically different women converge, with potentially explosive results.

Two have grown up as part of the first generation to come of age in the new order. The testimonies of these two young women are joined by a third: Aunt Lydia. Her complex past and uncertain future unfold in surprising and pivotal ways. From Parnassus Books website–for more information on how to view the podcast go to: parnassusbooks.net