The Handmaid's Tale became a dystopian TV hit last fall.  Join us to read the novel by Margaret Atwood on which it was based.  The story is set in a near-future New England, in a totalitarian, Christian theonomy that has overthrown the United States government. The novel focuses on the journey of the handmaid Offred and her role in a Commander's house as servant and surrogate.  Copies of the book available at the Charlotte Library and Charlotte Senior Center prior to the first meeting.

Having transferred to the small cathedral town of Lafferton from London's "Met," police detective Freya Graffham explores her new community and becomes fascinated by Chief Insp. Simon Serrailler, her enigmatic superior. Though she fits well within the local police force, she finds herself unable to let go what seems like a routine missing persons report on a middle-aged spinster. When yet more townspeople turn up missing, her hunch is verified and a serious police search begins, bringing her into closer proximity with Serrailler at the same time it exposes her to danger.  Copies are available at the circulation desk.