{"title":"Naomi Alderman","description":"Naomi Alderman is the recipient of the 2017 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction for The Power. She is also the author of The Liars' Gospel and Disobedience, which won the Orange Prize for New Writers, has been published in ten languages, and has been made into a film by Rachel Weisz.","products":[{"product_id":"the-power-paperback","title":"The Power - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this stunning bestseller that inspired the Amazon Prime series, praised as \"our era's \u003cem\u003eHandmaid's Tale\u003c\/em\u003e,\" a fierce new power has emerged-and only women have it (\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e). \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Power, the world is a recognizable place: there's a rich Nigerian boy who lounges around the family pool; a foster kid whose religious parents hide their true nature; an ambitious American politician; a tough London girl from a tricky family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then a vital new force takes root and flourishes, causing their lives to converge with devastating effect. Teenage girls now have immense physical power: they can cause agonizing pain and even death. And, with this small twist of nature, the world drastically resets. From award-winning author Naomi Alderman, The Power is speculative fiction at its most ambitious and provocative, at once taking us on a thrilling journey to an alternate reality, and exposing our own world in bold and surprising ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Captivating, fierce, and unsettling...I was riveted by every page. Alderman's prose is immersive and, well, electric.\" -\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101662875871,"sku":"9780316547604","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/OUxLaksrUnZGM3NpNk41QmRpT1I0dz09.webp?v=1781071930"},{"product_id":"liars-gospel-paperback","title":"Liars' Gospel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn award-winning writer reimagines the life of Jesus, from the points of view of four people closest to him before his death.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the story of Yehoshuah, who wandered Roman-occupied Judea giving sermons and healing the sick. Now, a year after his death, four people tell their stories. His mother grieves, his friend Iehuda loses his faith, the High Priest of the Temple tries to keep the peace, and a rebel named Bar-Avo strives to bring that peace tumbling down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It was a time of political power plays and brutal tyranny. Men and women took to the streets to protest. Dictators put them down with iron force. In the midst of it all, one inconsequential preacher died. And either something miraculous happened, or someone lied. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Viscerally powerful in its depictions of the period -- massacres and riots, animal sacrifice and human betrayal -- \u003ci\u003eThe Liars' Gospel\u003c\/i\u003e makes the oldest story entirely new.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50103137534175,"sku":"9780316232791","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/tcGqUxPWgK9780316232791.webp?v=1781090358"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/naomi-alderman.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}