{"product_id":"machines-like-me","title":"Machines Like Me","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the Booker Prize winner and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAtonement\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSaturday\u003c\/i\u003e--\"a sharply intelligent novel of ideas\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) that asks whether a machine can understand the human heart, or whether we are the ones who lack understanding. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMachines Like Me\u003c\/i\u003e takes place 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 synthetic humans and--with Miranda's help--he designs Adam's personality. The near-perfect human that emerges is beautiful, strong, and clever. It isn't long before a love triangle soon forms, and these three beings confront a profound moral dilemma. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon't miss Ian McEwan's new novel, \u003ci\u003eLessons\u003c\/i\u003e, coming in September! \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Nan A. Talese","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50804272890088,"sku":"9780385545112","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/9539\/3512\/files\/imageloader_912c8af3-7465-4eff-84c1-801816b637c7.jpg?v=1790298055","url":"https:\/\/shop.kuumba.app\/products\/machines-like-me","provider":"Kuumba","version":"1.0","type":"link"}