{"product_id":"machines-like-me-by-ian-mcewan","title":"Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan","description":"\u003cp\u003e**THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain has lost the Falklands war, Margaret Thatcher battles Tony Benn for power and Alan Turing achieves a breakthrough in artificial intelligence. In a world not quite like this one, two lovers will be tested beyond their understanding. Machines Like Me occurs in an alternative 1980s London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCharlie, drifting through life and dodging full-time employment, is in love with Miranda, a bright student who lives with a terrible secret. When Charlie comes into money, he buys Adam, one of the first batch of synthetic humans. With Miranda's assistance, he co-designs Adam's personality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis near-perfect human is beautiful, strong and clever - a love triangle soon forms. These three beings will confront a profound moral dilemma. Ian McEwan's subversive and entertaining new novel poses fundamental questions: what makes us human? Our outward deeds or our inner lives? Could a machine understand the human heart? This provocative and thrilling tale warns of the power to invent things beyond our control.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e`This is new and exciting ground for McEwan, one of Britain's most consistently brilliant writers.' Esquire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Week Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54038037954836,"sku":"bix1789766882387","price":17.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/7627\/9316\/files\/machines-like-me-by-ian-mcewan_1.jpg?v=1789766885","url":"https:\/\/straphemfit.shop\/products\/machines-like-me-by-ian-mcewan","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}