How Amanda Brugel manifested her role in The Handmaid’s Tale
Amanda Brugel is an award-winning actor and former Canada Reads champion. In a career full of iconic characters Amanda is best known for playing Rita in The Handmaid’s Tale. She was first drawn to the character at the age of 15, before portraying her on the screen 20 years later. She shares her life in books. Plus, author Ray Robertson answers The Next Chapter’s version of the Proust Questionnaire.Books discussed on this week's show include:21 Lessons For the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel WilkersonA New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose by Eckhart TolleRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Right to Be Wrong by Ray RobertsonCheck us out on Instagram @cbcbooks and TikTok @cbcbooks
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Amanda Brugel is an award-winning actor and former Canada Reads champion. In a career full of iconic characters Amanda is best known for playing Rita in The Handmaid’s Tale. She was first drawn to the character at the age of 15, before portraying her on the screen 20 years later. She shares her life in books. Plus, author Ray Robertson answers The Next Chapter’s version of the Proust Questionnaire.
Books discussed on this week's show include:
21 Lessons For the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose by Eckhart Tolle
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
The Right to Be Wrong by Ray Robertson