{"product_id":"books-the-family-experiment-by-john-marrs","title":"The Family Experiment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'John Marrs is not to be missed' – Freida McFadden, bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e The Housemaid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Few writers do domestic suspense meets dystopia better than John Marrs' – Lucy Foley, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Apartment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The books of John Marrs have become a quiet phenomenon . . . Thoughtful, well written . . . and alarming' – \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome families are \u003ci\u003evirtually \u003c\/i\u003eperfect . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Goodreads Choice Award runner up, \u003ci\u003eThe Family Experiment \u003c\/i\u003eis set in the same universe as John Marrs's bestselling novel\u003ci\u003e The One \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Marriage Act\u003c\/i\u003e. A dark and twisted thriller about the ultimate 'tamagotchi' – a virtual baby.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Speculative fiction at its best – original, dark and wickedly clever' – C. L. Taylor, author of \u003ci\u003eEvery Move You Make\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'His best yet. Frighteningly plausible, gripping, dark, and so clever' – Claire Douglas, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Woman Who Lied\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Hurtles towards a chilling denouement – a truly thought-provoking, single-sitting thriller' – Ellery Lloyd, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Chilling, inventive, horribly plausible and brilliantly addictive' – C. J. Tudor, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gathering\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53771074896145,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781529071238.jpg?v=1783965593","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/books-the-family-experiment-by-john-marrs","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}