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9. Dying Without Dying

As violence escalates on the island, Lai Zhen hatches a plan to save her life, in Naomi Alderman's electrifying new novel set in the very near future.

The electrifying new novel from the award-winning author of The Power.

Set in the very near future, a future we could be heading to fast, this is the story of secret bunkers, private weather and fearsome weaponry. It鈥檚 also the story of an audacious heist in which the future of the world is at stake.

Today: As violence escalates on the island, Lai Zhen hatches a daring plan that might save her life...

Writer: Naomi Alderman
Reader: Ell Potter
Abridger: Katrin Williams
Producer Justine Willett

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17 minutes