The Power
Read by
Naomi Alderman,
Adjoa Andoh
Release:
10/10/2017
Runtime:
12h 6m
Unabridged
Quantity:
“The Hunger Games crossed with The Handmaid’s Tale."
Cosmopolitan
Winner of the 2017 Baileys’ Women’s Prize for Fiction
A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice
A New York Times bestseller
A Los Angeles Times Best Book of 2017
A Washington Post Top 10 Book of 2017
An NPR Best Book of the Year
An Entertainment Weekly Best Books of the Year selection
A Bustle Pick of Best Books of 2017
A Paste Magazine Pick of 2017
A New York Times Top 10 Book of 2017
In this stunning bestseller 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.
"Captivating, fierce, and unsettling…I was riveted by every page. Alderman's prose is immersive and, well, electric." —New York Times Book Review
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.
"Captivating, fierce, and unsettling…I was riveted by every page. Alderman's prose is immersive and, well, electric." —New York Times Book Review
Release:
2017-10-10
Runtime:
12h 6m
Format:
audio
Weight:
0.0 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781478999904
Publisher:
Hachette Book Group
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