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Child of time

by Robert Silverberg, Isaac Asimov

A nurse is hired to care for a four-year-old Neanderthal boy who has been transported forty thousand years into the future as part of a scientific experiment. The narrative examines the bond between the child and his carer within a technologically advanced world.

Accession 32312 ISBN 0575046996 Publisher Orion
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