The power : a novel /
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.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Little, Brown and Company,
[2017]
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| Edition: | First North American edition. |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | "Originally published in Great Britain by Viking, October 2016." -- Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 386 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Awards: | Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction winner. |
| ISBN: | 9780316547611 0316547611 |