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2017 selection · Literary fiction

The Power

by Naomi Alderman

Women’s Prize for Fiction · Winner NPR Books We Love · Recommendation The New York Times — 10 Best Books · Recommendation

Teenage girls develop the ability to generate electrical force, reversing assumptions about physical power. Four lives trace the upheaval across politics, religion, crime, and media.

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Why it matters

Alderman tests whether changing who holds power changes its structures.

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You want provocative social science fiction with global scope.

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