Author sees 'bubbling up' of 'puritan values' towards women's issues 1985 dystopian novel follows Orwell's 1984 up bestseller charts Margaret Atwood has said worries about women's issues after the US election have made her book The Handmaid's Tale the latest dystopian novel to shoot back up bestseller lists. Related: Margaret Atwood: 'All dystopias are telling you is to make sure you've got a lot of canned goods and a gun'