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Lucy : a novel / Laurence Gonzales.

Summary:

Jenny Lowe, a primatologist studying chimpanzees, is running for her life with the child of a murdered fellow scientist after a civil war explodes. Jenny grabbing the notebooks of the primatologist who's been killed. She brings the girl to Chicago to await the discovery of her relatives. The girl is fifteen and lovely, her name is Lucy. Realizing that the child has no living relatives, Jenny begins to care for her as her own. When she reads the notebooks written by Lucy's father, she discovers that the adorable, lovely, magical Lucy is the result of an experiment. She is part human, part ape, a hybrid human being.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780307272607
  • ISBN: 0307272605
  • Physical Description: 307 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A Knopf, 2010.
Subject: Genetic engineering > Fiction.
Primatologists > Fiction.
Congolese (Democratic Republic) > United States > Fiction.
Biotechnology > Fiction.
Humanity > Fiction.
United States.
Genre: Political fiction.
Humorous fiction.
Satire.
Science fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Detective and mystery fiction.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at scottsboropl.

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scottsboropl F Luc 32269001217119 Adult - Fiction Available -

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1001 . ‡aGonzales, Laurence, ‡d1947-
24510. ‡aLucy : ‡ba novel / ‡cLaurence Gonzales.
250 . ‡a1st ed.
260 . ‡aNew York : ‡bAlfred A Knopf, ‡c2010.
300 . ‡a307 pages ; ‡c25 cm
336 . ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent
337 . ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia
338 . ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier
520 . ‡aJenny Lowe, a primatologist studying chimpanzees, is running for her life with the child of a murdered fellow scientist after a civil war explodes. Jenny grabbing the notebooks of the primatologist who's been killed. She brings the girl to Chicago to await the discovery of her relatives. The girl is fifteen and lovely, her name is Lucy. Realizing that the child has no living relatives, Jenny begins to care for her as her own. When she reads the notebooks written by Lucy's father, she discovers that the adorable, lovely, magical Lucy is the result of an experiment. She is part human, part ape, a hybrid human being.
650 0. ‡aGenetic engineering ‡vFiction.
650 0. ‡aPrimatologists ‡vFiction.
650 0. ‡aCongolese (Democratic Republic) ‡zUnited States ‡vFiction.
650 0. ‡aBiotechnology ‡vFiction.
650 0. ‡aHumanity ‡vFiction.
651 7. ‡aUnited States. ‡2fast ‡0(OCoLC)fst01204155
655 4. ‡aPolitical fiction.
655 4. ‡aHumorous fiction.
655 4. ‡aSatire.
655 7. ‡aScience fiction.
655 7. ‡aThrillers (Fiction) ‡2lcgft
655 7. ‡aDetective and mystery fiction. ‡2lcgft
901 . ‡a161168 ‡bAUTOGEN ‡c161168 ‡tbiblio

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