![]() They are helped by Estelle (I KNOW, IT’S MY NAME!!!) who makes flesh or skin to help patch up the mechanicals. Mr Absalom is an unlicensed engineer who has patched up and fixed his mechanicals – Round Rob, Jack, Gripper and Manda with the help of a young boy – Christopher. For example as children to replace a loved one. They serve many purposes within this world. Living alongside humans (think along the lines of the film A.I). This is a rather glorious story focusing on some rather broken mechanicals. As far as I am concerned though, a good book is a good book. What follows is a remarkable adventure as the friends set out to discover who and what they are, and even what it means to be human He’s happy being the only ‘real’ boy among his scrap-metal buddies made from bits and bobs – until an accident reveals an awful truth. ![]() Orphan Christopher works for Mr Absalom, an engineer of mechanical children. ![]() The cover made me want to pick it up (I always judge books by their cover). I picked it up in Waterstones a few weeks ago whilst spending some vouchers I had. I recently finished reading Tin by Padraig Kenny. ![]()
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