"[Set] 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. In 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 ...
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"[Set] 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. In 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--a love triangle soon forms. These three beings will confront a profound moral dilemma"--
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Good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 352 p. May show signs of wear, highlighting, writing, and previous use. This item may be a former library book with typical markings. No guarantee on products that contain supplements Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Twenty-five year bookseller with shipments to over fifty million happy customers.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Good. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).
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New in new dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the second free endpaper (signature only). 1st edition, 1st printing, complete numberline. New, unread copy with dust jacket in protective mylar sleeve. Certificate of Authenticity laid in. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 352 p. Audience: General/trade. By the Booker Prize-, Shakespeare Prize-, Jerusalem Prize-, Kenyon Review Award-, Helmerich Award-, Golden Plate Award-, and Goethe Medal-winning author of 'Atonement' and 'Amsterdam'. Signed American editions are rare. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
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New in new dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the second free endpaper (signature only). 1st edition, 1st printing, complete numberline. New, unread copy with dust jacket in protective mylar sleeve. Certificate of Authenticity laid. in. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 352 p. Audience: General/trade. By the Booker Prize-, Shakespeare Prize-, Jerusalem Prize-, Kenyon Review Award-, Helmerich Award-, Golden Plate Award-, and Goethe Medal-winning author of 'Atonement' and 'Amsterdam. ' Rare signed, especially in the American edition. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Signed by McEwan on front flyleaf. First American edition, first printing. Octavo in boards. Boards and jacket crisp and unworn; interior clean and tight. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall.
