The Power
Author: Naomi Alderman
She throws her head back and pushes her chest forward and lets go a huge blast right into the centre of his body. The rivulets and streams of red scarring run across his chest and up around his throat. She’d put her hand on his heart and stopped him dead.’,Suddenly – tomorrow or the day after – girls find that with a flick of their fingers, they can inflict agonizing p….Read More
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