The Power

The Power

by

Naomi Alderman

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Peter is a young man who is part of Tatiana Moskalev’s entourage after she becomes the leader of Bessapara. When he accidentally interrupts Tatiana at a party, she makes him lick up a broken bottle of wine, along with several shards of glass. Peter then warns Tunde of the impending limitations on men’s rights.
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Peter Character Timeline in The Power

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Chapter 27: Allie
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...cruelty done by the North Moldovans. Tatiana then tells one of the men behind her (Peter) to go get wine for her. When he returns, he accidentally interrupts a joke she... (full context)
Chapter 29: Tunde
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...lick up Tatiana’s wine and broken glass, an incident that Tunde photographed. The young man, Peter, pulls eight glass shards out of his throat, and Tunde takes a final picture of... (full context)
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Peter begs Tunde not to leave the country, because Tatiana is going to try to make... (full context)
Chapter 33: Tunde
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Tunde had heard rumors from Peter that the worst events had been happening in the mountains, because when the power first... (full context)