{"product_id":"machines-like-me","title":"Machines Like Me","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur foremost storyteller returns with an audacious new novel, \u003ci\u003eMachines Like Me\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNumber One Sunday Times Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn an alternative 1980s London, \u003ci\u003eMachines Like Me\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds in a world where Britain has lost the Falklands War, Margaret Thatcher is clinging to power, and Alan Turing has made breakthroughs in artificial intelligence. Against this backdrop, we meet Charlie, a directionless man avoiding full-time employment, who is hopelessly in love with Miranda, a brilliant postgraduate student harbouring a painful secret.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUpon receiving a financial windfall, Charlie purchases Adam, one of the first batch of synthetic humans. With Miranda's guidance and input, Charlie meticulously co-designs Adam's personality, weaving in qualities they admire and crafting what they hope will be the perfect being. Adam quickly proves to be almost too perfect – beautiful, strong, and strikingly intelligent. As the trio's lives become increasingly intertwined, a complex love triangle develops, leading to a profound moral quandary that challenges the very essence of what it means to be human.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough the lens of this electrifying love triangle, Ian McEwan provokes readers to question: Can the perfect partner be designed? Do our actions define our humanity, or is it our internal landscape that makes us truly human? \u003ci\u003eMachines Like Me\u003c\/i\u003e bravely explores the boundary between artificial intelligence and the human soul, pushing readers to ponder the mysterious nature of consciousness and emotional connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCritically acclaimed, \u003ci\u003eMachines Like Me\u003c\/i\u003e has been described as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Funny, thought-provoking and politically acute...'\u003c\/em\u003e - Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Dazzling'\u003c\/em\u003e - Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'An unsettling examination of the human condition. Bold, clever.'\u003c\/em\u003e - Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProvocative, moving, and deeply engaging, \u003ci\u003eMachines Like Me\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful novel that invites readers to glimpse into an alternative history while questioning the future of human and artificial relationships. Immerse yourself in a spellbinding narrative that blurs the lines between man and machine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45763075506412,"sku":"9781529111255","price":26.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529111255.jpg?v=1727090421","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/machines-like-me","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}