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The Power: WINNER OF THE 2017 BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION by Alderman, Naomi is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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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 & thought-provoking, combining elegantly efficient prose with beautiful meditations on the metaphysics of power, possibility & 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 & even death. And, with this small twist of nature, the world changes utterly. "In her acknowledgments, Alderman thanks Margaret Atwood, Karen Joy Fowler & Ursula Le Guin — possibly the most brilliant triumvirate of grandmothers any novel has ever had. T

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Author

Alderman, Naomi

Publisher

Viking Children's Books

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9780670919987

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy

Rating

3.93 / 5 (9,443 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14