The Power [B0846]

2019 - What would happen if women suddenly possessed a fierce new power? "The Power is our era's The Handmaid's Tale." --Ron Charles, Washington Post. *WINNER OF THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION* One of the New York Times's Ten Best Books of the Year. One of President Obama's favorite reads of the Year. An NPR Best Book of the Year. "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.

All over the world women and girls are discovering they have the power. With a flick of the fingers they can inflict terrible pain, and even death. And with this small twist of nature, everything changes drastically. Ambitious and provocative, visceral and page-turning, award-winning author Naomi Alderman's THE POWER at once takes us on a journey to a dystopian alternate reality and exposes our own world in bold and surprising ways.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "A lot of reviews of this book are angry that when given enough power, women would decide to behave exactly as men have throughout history. I also like to believe that women as a group would not continue to perpetuate inequality and violence, but that wasn't the main takeaway of this book for me. It held up a mirror to the world we live in today. It showed how horrific reality has been for women, especially in the middle east, by flipping the script and turning the patriarchy on its head."; "i really don't know what to say about that. so chillingly macabre but interesting beyond words . ."; "Wow . . this book was crazy. Gender was turned on its head here but didn't end up like you'd think . ."