Shaw, struggling to understand the suicide of his famous author father, moves from Vancouver to Winnipeg with his mother and is finally able, with the help of his mom and new friends, to come to terms with his loss.
Collects eleven critical essays centered on the works of Canadian novelist and poet Margaret Atwood, focusing on her novel, "The Handmaid's Tale, " depicting a woman's struggle to survive in a futuristic society where women have become property.