A Good Read | Mary Beard & Bidisha at The Cheltenham Literature Festival
Based on The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Mary Beard and writer Bidisha talk to Harriett Gilbert about Margaret Atwood's modern classic and why they've been waiting years to choose this book.
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