{"product_id":"9781035016594","title":"Bonding","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;The beach read with big ideas\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;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 - \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Zadie Smith, author of \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Fraud\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Audacious, hot, deeply uncomfortable and genuinely thrilling \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;- Saba Sams, author of \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Send Nudes\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Adrift in her early thirties, Mary sets out to change her life, one ill-advised decision at a time.\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;First, she books a spontaneous flight to Ibiza where she meets Tom, a brilliant young chemist working on an experimental drug called \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Eudaxa\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; that claims to cure the anxieties of modern life. As their connection deepens, Mary thinks she might finally be falling in love.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Then Mary lands a job at Openr, an innovative dating app with no limits. Its founder, Mary\u0026amp;rsquo;s ex girlfriend Lara, will do everything it takes to make it a global phenomenon.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;When Mary introduces Lara and Tom, love and pharma collide with devastating consequences. As whispers about \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Eudaxa\u0026amp;rsquo;s\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; side effects begin to grow, Mary is forced to ask whether love is even possible in a society that is falling apart.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Electrifying, urgent, and darkly funny, Mariel Franklins \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Bonding\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; is a uniquely modern story of sex and freedom in the messy tangle of our digital age.\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Part love story, part love-mare, \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Bonding\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; asks big, bold questions about the future of human relations and relationships\u0026lt;b\u0026gt; - Sarah May, author of\u0026lt;i\u0026gt; Becky \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"Rye Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45478051741917,"sku":"9781035016594","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/1368\/0730\/files\/9781035016594.jpg?v=1720437043","url":"https:\/\/ryebooks.co.uk\/products\/9781035016594","provider":"Rye Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}