IF WOMEN RULED THE WORLD… Women all over the world discover they have the Power. With just a flick of their little finger, they can inflict unbearable pain, possibly leading to death. Every man on the planet suddenly realizes he has lost control. The time for girls has finally come – but how long can it last? The stunning answer to the subversive, ingenious fictional novel by Naomi Alderman, which effortlessly defies everything considered "normal" for the two sexes in our time. In 2017, the novel was awarded the Baileys Prize and was also on Barack Obama's list of his 10 favorite books of the year. The Power is being adapted into a 10-episode series by Amazon Studios, with the screenplay adapted by the author herself. "A thrilling look at what the world would be like if millennia of sexism were reversed. A must-read for every woman – and, for the same reasons, every man" - The Times Naomi Alderman was born in London in 1974. Her first book, Disobedience, won the Orange Award for New Writers and was made into a film starring Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams.