In the brave new world, women do not have the right to own property, work, love, read or write. They cannot run in the morning, have picnics and parties, they are forbidden to remarry. They have only one function left. Fredova - Maid. Once a day she can go shopping, but she is not supposed to talk or remember. Once a month, she meets with her master - the Commander - and prays that a healthy child will turn out from their intercourse. Because in the brave new world of triumphant Christian fundamentalism, the Handmaid is nothing more than a vessel of reproduction. Booker Prize winner Margaret Atwood's nerve-burning novel The Handmaid's Tale is a compelling panorama of a future that could begin tomorrow. Read while it's still allowed.