Some Body Like Me: A story of unexpected love at the end of the world

Paperback Published on: 26/02/2026
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Some Body Like Me
A fantastic, timely sci-fi masterpiece
I’d read a lot of Lucy Lapinska’s children’s fiction (as LD Lapinski) so knew that I was in safe writerly hands for their adult debut, but I was truly blow... READ MORE
Louise at Waterstones Gateshead
Some Body Like Me
The Future is Lapinska
No matter what you like to read, Lucy Lapinska (L.D. Lapinski) will have something for you. I first read their book ‘Jamie’ – which I believe should be in ... READ MORE
Gem at Witney (@theblackcatbookseller)
Some Body Like Me
Beautiful and tender Speculative Fiction
Some Body Like Me is a tender and reflective exploration into identity, connection and mortality. Divided into three parts, this story is set in a world w... READ MORE
Christina at Inverness

Synopsis

As the world falls apart around them, piece by piece, Abigail Fuller spends humanity's final days looking after her husband David.

But that's not true, not really. Abigail isn't David's wife. She's not even human. She's a replacement, built in the image of the real Abigail, who died sixteen years ago.

And in three weeks, when the law changes, Abigail will no longer have to do anything David says. She'll be free to go where she likes, do whatever she wants to do. But having never lived for herself, Abigail now faces profound questions about what she is, how she wants to live, and who she wants to love.

Perhaps she should start with herself.

Tender, powerful and thought-provoking, Some Body Like Me explores the concept of AI, the boundaries of sexuality and the indefinable human capacity for love at the end of the world. Perfect for fans of Emily St John Mandel, Kazuo Ishiguro and Kaliane Bradley.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
  • ISBN: 9781399623049
  • Number of pages: 400
  • Dimensions: 198 x 128 x 30 mm
  • Weight: 280g
  • Languages: English

Customer Reviews

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Some Body Like Me
Wonderfully complex dystopian excellence
Long time followers will know that Lapinska’s children’s books hold a special place in my heart. Their mastery of the voice of a child is perfection, so wo... READ MORE
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Some Body Like Me
Beautiful, languid, and thought provoking
I loved this thoughtful, moving and powerful love story set at the end of the world. Questioning what it is to be human, what it is to love and what it is ... READ MORE
Lydia Cl
Some Body Like Me
Superb!
I have enjoyed the author's middle grade novels in the past, but I don't think anything could have prepared me for how superb this was! It's completely dif... READ MORE
melissy teapot
Some Body Like Me
Gripping read
The world is a bleak dystopia but the ideas of finding joy & being yourself & what it means to be human & alive are so thought provoking and beautifully wr... READ MORE
Caroline Fielding
Some Body Like Me
A wonderful, compelling and thought-provoking scifi book
Abigail Fuller spends her days dedicated to caring for her husband David as the world around them is slowly falling apart. But Abigail is a robot replaceme... READ MORE
Claire Linney
Some Body Like Me
Beautiful, poignant and lovely
I think this is a magnificent, thoughtful exploration of personhood. I’m a huge fan (as you might be too!) of the author’s children’s fiction where they wr... READ MORE
Lizzie | @littlehux
Some Body Like Me
A moving, tender meditation on self-hood
Perhaps led astray by the Detroit: Become Human quote at the beginning, Some Body Like Me had quite a different tone to what I was expecting. However, I fo... READ MORE
Jess
Some Body Like Me
Simply wonderful
There will be far more eloquent reviews out there but here’s my best effort having just finished this wonderful tale. For me, someone who doesn’t enjoy sci... READ MORE
Joanne Price
Some Body Like Me
A Tender Exploration of Identity, Love, and What Makes Us Human
Lucy Lapinksa’s Some Body Like Me carries a certain eeriness, largely because it explores sci-fi themes that feel uncomfortably close to our present realit... READ MORE
Sana Aslam
Some Body Like Me
Extraordinary and thought-provoking.
I was totally undone by this extraordinary book. Completely heartbreaking and so brilliantly told, I just couldn't put it down. I can't remember the last t... READ MORE
Jo Clarke