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What is The Power about?

What if the power to hurt were in women's hands?Suddenly tomorrow or the day after girls find that with a flick of their fingers, they can inflict agonizing pain and even death. All over the world, women are discovering they have The Power. "The novel is constructed as a big, brash, page-turning, drug-running, globetrotting thriller... But it’s also endlessly nuanced and thought-provoking, combining elegantly efficient prose with beautiful meditations on the metaphysics of power, possibility and change..." - Justine Jordan, The GuardianIn The Power the world is a recognizable place - there's a rich Nigerian kid who larks around the family pool; a foster girl whose religious parents hide their true nature; a local American politician; a tough London girl from a tricky family. But something vital has changed, causing their lives to converge, with devastating effects. Now, with the flick of a switch, teenage girls can cause agonizing pain and even death. And, with this small twist of nature, the world changes utterly. "In her acknowledgments, Alderman thanks Margaret Atwood, Karen Joy Fowler and Ursula Le Guin — possibly the most brilliant triumvirate of grandmothers any novel has e

Who reads The Power?

Author

Alderman, Naomi

Publisher

Penguin Books, Limited

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9780241341698

Category

science

Subjects

Science Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction

Rating

3.45 / 5 (38 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14