{"product_id":"2940170675753","title":"Machines Like Me: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew from Ian McEwan, Booker Prize-winner and international best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eAtonement\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Children Act\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMachines Like Me\u003c\/i\u003e occurs in an alternative 1980s London. Britain has lost the Falklands War, Margaret Thatcher battles Tony Benn for power, and Alan Turing achieves a breakthrough in artificial intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a world not quite like this one, two lovers will be tested beyond their understanding. 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 amp;mdash; a love triangle soon forms. These three beings will confront a profound moral dilemma.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIan 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 against the power to invent things beyond our control.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recorded Books, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47169379238128,"sku":"2940170675753","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170675753_p0.jpg?v=1763812648","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170675753","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}