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The Seventh Son

by Sebastian Faulks

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Start the Week, BBC Radio 4 · September 17, 2023

Homo Sapiens +/-

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A novel placing the ingenuity, compassion and cruelty of Homo Sapiens at its centre, exploring the ethical questions that arise as scientists develop methods to genetically alter the human race, and how humans respond to difference.

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