Indestructible waterproof material: You will never need another bookmark again, waterproof, tear resistant, will last forever as long as you use it as a bookmark. Unique Design: Each bookmark celebrates a classic novel and their author. Size: 7 x 2 inches, not too big for the smallest paperback, not too small for the biggest hardcover. The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood, originally published in 1985. It is set in a near-future New England, in a totalitarian state resembling a theonomy that overthrows the United States government. The novel focuses on the journey of the handmaid Offred.