{"product_id":"machines-like-me","title":"Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan (Paperback)","description":"\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMachines Like Me occurs in an alternative 1980s London. Charlie, 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. This 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somiibooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53840532570455,"sku":"9781529111255","price":8.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/4569\/5575\/files\/9781529111255.jpg?v=1781993199","url":"https:\/\/somiibooks.com\/products\/machines-like-me","provider":"Somiibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}