{"product_id":"9781035016624","title":"Bonding","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Franklin, Mariel \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 12 June 2025 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 130 x 22 | 242g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I absolutely loved it. Anyone interested in the relationship between tech, our bodies and our minds should bump it to the top of their queue immediately' - Zadie Smith, author of The Fraud'This bold and highly impressive debut novel has its thumb right over the sore spots of modern life' - GuardianMary is single, jobless, and on her way to Ibiza.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere, at a party, she meets Tom, a brilliant chemist on the verge of launching a new drug that claims to cure the anxieties of modern life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack in London after a heady trip, Mary begins going out with Tom and working for her sort-of-ex Lara, who has created innovative dating app designed to revolutionize the industry. As tech and pharma collide, she is forced to question what love and success mean in a world that is hurtling out of control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElectrifying, urgent, and darkly funny, Mariel Franklin's debut Bonding is a uniquely modern story of sex, tech and freedom in the messy tangle of our digital age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Audacious, hot, deeply uncomfortable and genuinely thrilling' - Saba Sams, author of Send Nudes\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55285649211767,"sku":"9781035016624","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781035016624.jpg?v=1749133850","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781035016624","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}