{"product_id":"john-marrs-the-family-experiment-9781335001122","title":"The Family Experiment","description":"From the acclaimed author of The One and The Marriage Act, The Family Experiment is a dark and brilliant speculative thriller about families: real and virtual.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nSome families are virtually perfect…\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe 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.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBut 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…\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nSet 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.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nDon't miss other suspenseful reads from John Marrs (you'll never see the twists coming!):\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n - The Marriage Act - The Vacation - The Family Experiment - The One\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hanover Square Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53690297942358,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/5829\/5382\/files\/product_image_9781335001122_1.jpg?v=1778857710","url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/john-marrs-the-family-experiment-9781335001122","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}