The power : a novel /

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by Alderman, Naomi,
[ ] Authors: Davies, Marsh,--illustrator. Physical details: 385 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. Subject(s): Women --Fiction. | Teenage girls --Fiction. | Muscle strength --Women --Fiction. | Sex role --Fiction. | Social role --Fiction. Item type :
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Colonel Gray High School Dystopian F ALD Available

"Originally published in Great Britain by Viking, October 2016" --Title page verso.

"Now an original series. Prime"--Cover.

"In this stunning bestseller that inspired the Amazon Prime series, praised as "our era's Handmaid's Tale," a fierce new power has emerged--and only women have it (Washington Post). In The Power, the world is a recognizable place: there's a rich Nigerian boy who lounges around the family pool; a foster kid whose religious parents hide their true nature; an ambitious American politician; a tough London girl from a tricky family. But then a vital new force takes root and flourishes, causing their lives to converge with devastating effect. Teenage girls now have immense physical power: they can cause agonizing pain and even death. And, with this small twist of nature, the world drastically resets. From award-winning author Naomi Alderman, The Power is speculative fiction at its most ambitious and provocative, at once taking us on a thrilling journey to an alternate reality, and exposing our own world in bold and surprising ways"--Amazon.

"Winner of the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction"--Back cover.