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The Power

byNaomi Alderman

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All over the world women are discovering they have the power.
With a flick of the fingers they can inflict terrible pain - even death.
Suddenly, every man on the planet finds they've lost control.
The Day of the Girls has arrived - but where will it end?

With this single twist, the four lives at the heart of Naomi Alderman's shocking and 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?

The iconic bestseller, winner of the Women's Prize, and soon-to-be-TV series, The Power is a truly extraordinary modern classic.

Electrifying

Margaret Atwood

About Naomi Alderman

Naomi Alderman is an award-winning novelist, TV producer and videogames creator. She is the author of the bestselling The Power (Penguin Books 2017), winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction and since adapted for TV by Amazon Prime. Her other books include The Future (2023), The Liars’ Gospel (2013), The Lessons (2010) and Disobedience (2006) and the forthcoming non-fiction book about the information crisis: Don't Burn Anyone At The Stake Today. She is the co-creator of the fitness game and audio adventure Zombies, Run! which has more than 10 million players. Naomi writes and presents Human Intelligence, the history of thinkers from Socrates to Mary Wollstonecraft to Malcolm X on BBC Radio 4. She is Professor of Creative Writing at Bath Spa University and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
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  • Imprint: Viking
  • ISBN: 9780241547953
  • Length: 352 pages
  • Dimensions: 198mm x 21mm x 129mm
  • Weight: 245g
  • Price: £9.99
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