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The Power

The Power

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Summary

THE ICONIC BESTSELLING NOVEL, WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE, AND NOW AMAZON TV SERIES STARRING TONI COLLETTE AND AULI?I CRAVALHO

'She throws her head back and pushes her chest forward and lets go a huge blast right into the centre of his body. The rivulets and streams of red scarring run across his chest and up around his throat. She'd put her hand on his heart and stopped him dead.'

Suddenly - tomorrow or the day after - girls find that with a flick of their fingers, they can inflict agonizing pain and even death. With this single twist, the four lives at the heart of Naomi Alderman's extraordinary, visceral novel are utterly transformed, and we look at the world in an entirely new light.

What if the power to hurt were in women's hands?

'Electrifying' Margaret Atwood

'A big, brash, page-turning, thought-provoking thriller' Guardian

Reviews

  • Electrifying
    Margaret Atwood

About the author

Naomi Alderman

Naomi Alderman is the bestselling author of The Power, which won the the Women's Prize for Fiction, as well as Disobedience, The Liars' Gospel, and The Lessons.
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