Britain 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.<\/p>\n
Machines 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\u2019s assistance, he co-designs Adam\u2019s personality. This near-perfect human is beautiful, strong and clever \u2013 a love triangle soon forms. These three beings will confront a profound moral dilemma. Ian McEwan\u2019s 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.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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