Some Body Like Me
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Some Body Like Me
Some Body Like Me
Never Let Me Go meets The Sea of Tranquility in a breathtaking piece of speculative fiction exploring our capacity for love at the end of the world.
As the world falls apart around them, piece by piece, Abigail Fuller spends humanity's final days looking after her husband David.
But that's not true, not really. Abigail isn't David's wife. She's not even human. She's a replacement, built in the image of the real Abigail, who died sixteen years ago.
And in three weeks, when the law changes, Abigail will no longer have to do anything David says. She'll be free to go where she likes, do whatever she wants to do. But having never lived for herself, Abigail now faces profound questions about what she is, how she wants to live, and who she wants to love.
Perhaps she should start with herself.
Tender, powerful and thought-provoking, Some Body Like Me explores the boundaries of sexuality and the indefinable human capacity for love at the end of the world. Perfect for fans of Emily St John Mandel, Kazuo Ishiguro and Kaliane Bradley.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781399623032
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 17 April 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Gollancz
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 400
About the Author
Lucy Lapinska lives just outside Sherwood Forest with their family, a lot of books, and a cat called Hector. They are the author of the children's books The Strangeworlds Travel Agency series, JAMIE, Stepfather Christmas and the Artezans trilogy. Their work has been translated into fifteen languages and each book in the Strangeworlds trilogy has been awarded a Kirkus Star. Lapinska collects tattoos and different editions of Good Omens, and they have a huge small bird obsession.
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