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100 1 _aAlderman, Naomi
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245 1 4 _aThe power /
_cNaomi Alderman.
260 _aUK :
_bPenguin Books,
_c2017.
300 _a340 p. :
_bill. b&w ;
_c20 cm.
520 _aWhen 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.
520 _aA 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.
520 _aWhat 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.
586 _aBaileys Women's Prize for Fiction winner.
650 0 _aWomen
_vFiction
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650 0 _aTeenage girls
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650 0 _aMuscle strength
_xWomen
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650 0 _aSex role
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650 0 _aSocial role
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655 0 _aScience fiction
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