The Power

Alderman, Naomi

ISBN 10: 0670919985 / ISBN 13: 9780670919987

Published by Viking (an imprint of Penguin Books), London, 2016

About this Item

First edition, hardcover, signed by Alderman on the title page, the book has a light lean to the binding, a shallow push to the spine along the front hinge, slight bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, and a hint of smudging to the head of the covers. Otherwise, this is a solid, tight Very Good copy in an unclipped, Very Good+ dust jacket, which has light bumps with thin creasing to the spine ends and corners, mild rubbing with a few faint smudges to the covers, and a circular "signed by the author" sticker to the front. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar, and additional images are available upon request.

Seller Inventory # 107820

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Power
• Publisher: Viking (an imprint of Penguin Books), London
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0670919985
• ISBN 13: 9780670919987
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fantasy
  • Fiction

About this title

Synopsis

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION

What 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.

About the Author

Naomi Alderman is the author of three previous novels: Disobedience, The Lessons and The Liars' Gospel. She has won the Orange Award for New Writers and the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award. She was selected for Granta's once-a-decade list of Best of Young British Novelists and Waterstones Writers for the Future. She presents Science Stories on BBC Radio 4, she is Professor of Creative Writing at Bath Spa University and she is the co-creator and lead writer of the bestselling smartphone audio adventure app Zombies, Run!. She lives in London.