The Power

The Power

<b><b><b>What would happen if women suddenly possessed a fierce new power?</b></b></b><b><b><b><br /></b></b></b><b><b><b><b><b>"<i>The Power </i>is our era's <i>The Handmaid's Tale</i>." --Ron Charles, <i>Washington Post</i></b></b></b></b></b><b><br /></b><b><b>**WINNER OF THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION**<br /></b></b><b>One of the <i>New York Times's</i> Ten Best Books of the Year</b><b><b>One of President Obama's favorite reads of the Year</b></b><b>A <i>Los Angeles Times </i>Best Book of the Year<br /></b><b>One of the <i>Washington Post's</i> Ten Best Books of the Year</b><b>An <i>NPR </i>Best Book of the Year<br /></b><b>One of <i>Entertainment Weekly's</i> Ten Best Books of the Year<br /></b><b><b>A <i>San Francisco Chronicle </i></b><b>B</b><b>est Book of the Year</b></b><b><b></b>A </b><i><b>Bustle </b></i><b>B</b><b>est Book of the Year<br /></b><b>A <i>Paste</i> Magazine Best Novel of the Year</b><b><b><b>A <i>New York Times Book Review </i>Editors' Choice</b></b></b><b><b><b><b><b>An Amazon Best Book of the Year<br /></b></b></b></b></b><br /><b>"Alderman's writing is beautiful, and her intelligence seems almost limitless. She also has a pitch-dark sense of humor that she wields perfectly." --Michael Schaub, NPR</b> <b><b><b><b><br /></b></b></b></b>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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />