{"product_id":"9781529071238","title":"The Family Experiment","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Marrs, John \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 27 February 2025 by PAN MACMILLAN (Pan Books) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 480 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 131 x 31 | 322g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Marrs is not to be missed – Freida McFadden, bestselling author of The HousemaidFew writers do domestic suspense meets dystopia better than John Marrs – Lucy Foley, bestselling author of The Paris ApartmentThe books of John Marrs have become a quiet phenomenon . . . Thoughtful, well written . . . and alarming – Daily MailSome families are virtually perfect . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world’s population is soaring, creating overcrowded cities and an economic crisis. A growing number of people can no longer afford to start families, let alone raise them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut for those desperate to experience parenthood, there is an alternative. For a monthly fee, clients can create a virtual child from scratch, accessing them via the Metaverse and a VR headset. To launch this new initiative, the company behind MetaChildren has created a reality TV show. It will follow its contestants as they raise a MetaChild from birth to the age of eighteen, in a condensed nine-month time period. The prize: the right to keep their virtual child – or risk it all for the chance of a real baby . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Goodreads Choice Award 2024 runner up, The Family Experiment is set in the same universe as John Marrss bestselling novel The One and The Marriage Act. A dark and twisted thriller about the ultimate tamagotchi - a virtual baby.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpeculative fiction at its best – original, dark and wickedly clever – C. L. Taylor, author of Every Move You MakeHis best yet. Frighteningly plausible, gripping, dark, and so clever – Claire Douglas, author of The Woman Who LiedHurtles towards a chilling denouement - a truly thought-provoking, single-sitting thriller – Ellery Lloyd, author of The ClubChilling, inventive, horribly plausible and brilliantly addictive – C. J. Tudor, author of The Gathering\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54985521398135,"sku":"9781529071238","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781529071238.jpg?v=1741632288","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781529071238","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}