(CNN) – Margaret Atwood, the acclaimed author of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” is writing a sequel set 15 years after the original book.
The new novel, titled “The Testaments,” will come out next September, Atwood and her publisher confirmed on Wednesday.
“The Handmaid’s Tale” was first published in 1985. The book has captivated a generation of readers with its depiction of a totalitarian takeover of the United States. Women are oppressed and some, like the narrator Offred, are forced to bear children.
In 2017 the book achieved newfound attention for two reasons: The beginning of the Trump presidency and the debut of the “Handmaid’s Tale” series on Hulu.