He, She and It [Paperback]

A triumph of the imagination. Rich, complex, impossible to put down. —Alice Hoffman

In the middle of the twenty-first century, life as we know it has changed for all time. Shira Shipman's marriage has broken up, and her young son has been taken from her by the corporation that runs her zone, so she has returned to Tikva, the Jewish free town where she grew up. There, she is welcomed by Malkah, the brilliant grandmother who raised her, and meets an extraordinary man who is not a man at all, but a unique cyborg implanted with intelligence, emotions—and the ability to kill. . . .

From the imagination of Marge Piercy comes yet another stunning novel of morality and courage, a bold adventure of women, men, and the world of tomorrow.Marge Piercyhas written seventeen novels including theNew York TimesbestsellerGone to Soldiers,the national bestsellersBraided LivesandThe Longings of Women,and the classicWoman on the Edge of Time,as well asHe, She and ItandSex Wars;nineteen volumes of poetry includingThe Hunger Moon: New and Selected Poems 1980–2010, The Crooked Inheritance,andMade in Detroit;and the critically acclaimed memoirSleeping with Cats. Born in center city Detroit, educated at the University of Michigan and Northwestern, and the recipient of four honorary doctorates, Piercy is active in antiwar, feminist, and environmental causes.ONE
 
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Josh, Shira’s ex-husband, sat immediately in front of her in the Hall of Domestic Justice as they faced the view screen, awaiting the verdict on the custody of Ari, their son. A bead of sweat slid down the furrow of his spine—he wore a backless business suit, white for the formality of the occasion, very like her own—and it was hard even now to keep from delicately brushing his back with her scarf to dry it. The Yakamura-Stichen dome in the Nebraska delSˇ