The Power

In this stunning best seller 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.