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The Family Experiment
By John Marrs
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Description
Some families are virtually perfect…
The world's population is soaring, creating overcrowded cities and an economic crisis. And in the UK, the breaking point has arrived. A growing number of people can no longer afford to start families, let alone raise them.
But for those desperate to experience parenthood, there is an alternative. For a monthly subscription fee, clients can create a virtual child from scratch who they can access via the metaverse and a VR headset. To launch this new initiative, the company behind Virtual Children has created a reality TV show called The Substitute. It will follow ten couples as they raise a virtual child from birth to the age of eighteen but 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…
Set in the same universe as John Marrs's bestselling novel The One and The Marriage Act, The Family Experiment is a dark and twisted thriller about the ultimate Tamagotchi—a virtual baby.
Don't miss other suspenseful reads from John Marrs (you'll never see the twists coming!):
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- The Marriage Act - The Vacation - The Family Experiment - The One
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
384
Release Date:
2026-05-05
Publication Date:
2026-05-05
Publisher:
Hanover Square Press
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
1335001123
ISBN13:
9781335001122
Weight:
290 g
Height:
135 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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