One of them odd co-incidences. I looked at the Wiki link from Diane. It mentions that the Handmaidens Tale is set in the republic of Gilead. Earlier both Diane and I posted on the Childe Rowlande thread. I mentioned the Stephen King Dark Tower series which, if I remember rightly, is also in, or at least searching for, Gilead! A link worthy of Mr King himself:-)

I know Gilead is a biblical reference but coming across it twice in a day is a bit much for my little grey cells...

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