The Handmaid's Tale: York Notes Advanced - everything you need to study and prepare for the 2025 and 2026 exams

The most supportive, easy-to-use and focussed literature guides to help your students understand the texts they are studying at GCSE and A Level

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Everything you need to know about The Handmaid’s Tale to succeed in your A Level or undergraduate studies. York Notes Advanced provide everything you need to know about Atwood’s modern classic, whether you’re an A Level student or an undergraduate. From chapter summaries and extended commentaries to key themes such as ‘Utopias and dystopias’ and ‘Feminism’ and in-depth notes on language and style, narrative technique and structure, York Notes Advanced will enhance your knowledge, and deepen your understanding of the text. At the same time, overviews of key critical responses and relevant contexts provide an essential foundation, helping you to develop your own ideas and analysis.