{"title":"Literary Collection","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"dd-collection-copy\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover stories that linger long after the final page. The Dock Drop’s \u003cstrong\u003eLiterary Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e showcases powerful narratives, unforgettable characters, and masterful writing—curated for readers who want depth, emotion, and lasting impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom modern classics to rising contemporary voices, each title is selected for craft and conversation. 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She must lie on her back once a month and pray that the Commander makes her pregnant, because in an age of declining births, Offred and the other Handmaids are only valued if their ovaries are viable. \u003cbr\u003eOffred can remember the days before, when she lived and made love with her husband Luke; when she played with and protected her daughter; when she had a job, money of her own, and access to knowledge. But all of that is gone now.... \u003cbr\u003eFunny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing, \"The Handmaid's Tale is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and tour de force.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Atwood\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry and critical essays. Her novels include Cat's Eye, The Robber Bride, Alias Grace, The Blind Assassin, and the MaddAddam trilogy. 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Masad is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eAll My Mother's Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e and is co-editing the forthcoming anthology \u003ci\u003eHere For All the Reasons: #BachelorNation on Why We Watch.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.07 x 9.48 x 6.41 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51574068478228,"sku":"9781639737000","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0956\/6820\/7892\/files\/jV6bCGOND39781639737000.webp?v=1781838941"},{"product_id":"what-we-can-know-hardcover","title":"What We Can Know - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan McEwan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e NOTABLE BOOK - \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - From the Booker prize-winning, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAtonement \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSaturday, \u003c\/i\u003ea genre-bending new novel full of secrets and surprises; an immersive exploration, across time and history, of what can ever be truly known. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"It gave me so much pleasure I sometimes felt like laughing. . . . It's a sophisticated entertainment of a high order.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Brilliantly, and surprisingly, plotted.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post - \u003c\/i\u003e\"A novelist of consummate skill.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal - \u003c\/i\u003e\"Elegantly structured and provocative.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e2014: At a dinner for close friends and colleagues, renowned poet Francis Blundy honors his wife's birthday by reading aloud a new poem dedicated to her, 'A Corona for Vivien'. Much wine is drunk as the guests listen, and a delicious meal consumed. Little does anyone gathered around the candlelit table know that for generations to come people will speculate about the message of this poem, a copy of which has never been found, and which remains an enduring mystery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e2119: Just over one hundred years in the future, much of the western world has been submerged by rising seas following a catastrophic nuclear accident. Those who survive are haunted by the richness of the world that has been lost. In the water-logged south of what used to be England, Thomas Metcalfe, a lonely scholar and researcher, longs for the early twenty-first century as he chases the ghost of one poem, 'A Corona for Vivian'. How wild and full of risk their lives were, thinks Thomas, as he pores over the archives of that distant era, captivated by the freedoms and possibilities of human life at its zenith. 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