{"title":"Maureen Duffy","description":"Born 1933. Novelist, poet and dramatist. Her work reflects her socialism and commitment to animal rights.","products":[{"product_id":"first-born","title":"First Born","description":"1981. 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'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Gollancz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47643013644574,"sku":"9781399623353","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/2642\/0664\/files\/9781399623353-original.jpg?v=1757210570"}],"url":"https:\/\/store.gollancz.co.uk\/collections\/author-maureen-duffy-1.oembed","provider":"Gollancz","version":"1.0","type":"link"}