The Power by Naomi Alderman

The Power

by Naomi Alderman

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION

What if the power to hurt were in women's hands?

Suddenly - tomorrow or the day after - teenage girls find that with a flick of their fingers, they can inflict agonizing pain and even death. With this single twist, the four lives at the heart of Naomi Alderman's extraordinary, visceral novel are utterly transformed.

Reviewed by radicalkindness on

5 of 5 stars

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This book is so very good that I do not have words. If you like the framing devices of The Handmaid's Tale and fucked up dystopians that tackle gender norms, then boy howdy is this the book for you.

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