The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

English Literature A-level students in the mid-2000s will be familiar with The Handmaid’s Tale, having had to study it for the Dystopian Fiction module. I wasn’t one of them – we were given Russell Hoban’s Riddley Walker instead. Looking back, I’m thankful for...
The Bees by Laline Paull

The Bees by Laline Paull

This book came to my attention thanks to a friend who was reading it whilst staying with me for a few days. The idea of a dystopian novel set in a beehive piqued my interest so I sought out a copy from the library to take on holiday. I was pretty much hooked from the...