The power : a novel / Naomi Alderman.
When a new force takes hold of the world, people from different areas of life are forced to cross paths in an alternate reality that gives women and teenage girls immense physical power that can cause pain and death.
A rich Nigerian boy; a foster kid whose religious parents hide their true nature; an ambitious American politician; a tough London girl from a tricky family. When a vital new force takes root and flourishes, their lives converge with devastating effect. Teenage girls and women now have immense physical power-- they can cause agonizing pain and even death. And everything changes.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316547611
- ISBN: 0316547611
- Physical Description: 386 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First North American edition
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "Originally published in Great Britain by Viking, October 2016."--Title page verso.
- Awards Note:
- Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction winner.
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- 46 of 57 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Mars Hill Library | FIC ALD (Text) | 30229101178258 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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