Power

In The Power the world is a recognisable place: there's a rich Nigerian kid who lounges around the family pool; a foster girl whose religious parents hide their true nature; a local American politician; a tough London girl from a tricky family. But something vital has changed, causing their lives to converge with devastating effect. Teenage girls now have immense physical power - they can cause agonising pain and even death. And, with this small twist of nature, the world changes utterly.

This extraordinary novel by Naomi Alderman, a Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year and Granta Best of British writer, is not only a gripping story of how the world would change if power was in the hands of women but also exposes, with breath-taking daring, our contemporary world.

In Puterea, lumea este un loc recunoscut: exista un copil bogat nigerian care se relaxeaza in jurul piscinei familiei; o fata adoptiva ai carei parinti religiosi isi ascund adevarata natura; un politician local american; o dura londoneza dintr-o familie complicata. Dar ceva vital s-a schimbat, determinandu-le viata sa converga cu efect devastator.