The Power

In The Power the world is a recognisable place: there's a rich Nigerian kid who lounges 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 effect. Teenage girls now have immense physical power — they can cause agonising pain and even death. And, with this small twist of nature, the world changes utterly.

This extraordinary novel by Naomi Alderman, a Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year and Granta Best of British writer, is not only a gripping story of how the world would change if power was in the hands of women but also exposes, with breath-taking daring, our contemporary world.

• Author
• Naomi Alderman

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 341

• Publisher
• Viking

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780670919987

• Characters
• Roxy Monke, Allie Montgomery-Taylor (Mother Eve), Olatunde "Tunde" Edo, Margot Cleary, Jocelyn Cleary

• Settings
• Lagos, Riyadh, Manfouha

• Genres
• fiction, feminism, dystopia, fantasy, audiobook, adult, contemporary

• Release date
• 2017