Description
In a stunning reimagining of power dynamics, girls around the world suddenly discover they possess the ability to inflict pain and death with merely a touch—a seismic shift that transforms society overnight. Through the interconnected lives of four compelling characters, Naomi Alderman explores what happens when the balance of power fundamentally reverses, examining how this extraordinary ability reshapes relationships, politics, and the very fabric of civilization. This visceral and thought-provoking novel challenges readers to reconsider gender, dominance, and the nature of power itself, asking the provocative question: what if women held the capacity to hurt? Alderman's bold narrative is both a gripping page-turner and a profound meditation on how power corrupts and transforms those who wield it. A Booker Prize finalist, this is speculative fiction at its most imaginative and unsettling.
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paperback
Viking
Published Jan 1, 2016
340 pages
ISBN: 9780670919987
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First Published
2016
Language
eng
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