There were no guarantees that any character in The Handmaid's Tale would get a happy ending, but if it happened to someone, I am glad it was Janine.

3. Madeline's character was inspired by the author's daughter, Barbara, but she gets her name from the author's wife. Madeline's life story was based on that of Bemelmans' mother, with a touch of ...

I point out that survival is rarely a given for Madeline's characters. Like many Orange Is The New Black fans, I'm still haunted by Madeline's portrayal of Tricia Miller, a traumatised teenager who ...