{"product_id":"first-born-maureen-duffy-9781399623353","title":"First Born","description":"\u003cp\u003e1981. A different Britain. When Norman Forrester of the Defence Ministry's Experimental Institute effects a successful fertilisation of a female gorilla with human sperm, an infant is born. Gordon, known as Gor, is his son in two senses. But Gor's parentage must remain a secret. He has no legal existence as an individual because his existence has never been divulged to the government data bank. In more than one way, Gor is a 'non-person'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOperated on so that he is capable of speech, Gor grows through boyhood and adolescence into a strong, intelligent youth. When he discovers his true identity, he is devastated by his outcast destiny. But is there the possibility of a home amongst some of the exiles from a computer-dominated class-oriented society? And if Gor can find them, will they accept him? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaureen Duffy's novel offers both an enthralling, fast-moving narrative and a vivid parable of the individual's struggle to win acceptance from his fellows and to overcome the forces that seek to destroy human individuality in any age.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maureen Duffy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1399623354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399623353\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gollancz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Maureen Duffy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46867204145407,"sku":"9781399623353","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_638b75cf-d10f-45ee-965d-b98600588d86.jpg?v=1747454165","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/first-born-maureen-duffy-9781399623353","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}