{"product_id":"9781529071221","title":"The Family Experiment","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Chilling, inventive, horribly plausible and brilliantly addictive. - C. J. Tudor, author of \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Gathering\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;The books of John Marrs have become a quiet phenomenon  . . . Thoughtful, well written . . . and alarming - \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Daily Mail\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Some families are \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;virtually \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;perfect . . . \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;The worlds population is soaring, creating overcrowded cities and an economic crisis. And in the UK, breaking point has arrived. A growing number of people can no longer afford to start families let, alone raise them.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;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. 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 . . .\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Set in the same universe as John Marrss bestselling novel\u0026lt;i\u0026gt; The One \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;and \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Marriage Act\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;, \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Family Experiment \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;is a dark and twisted thriller about the ultimate tamagotchi - a virtual baby.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;His best yet. Frighteningly plausible, gripping, dark, and so clever. - Claire Douglas, author of \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Woman Who Lied\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;An unsettling and immersive roller coaster which hurtles towards a chilling denouement - a truly thought-provoking, single-sitting thriller. Loved it.  - Ellery Lloyd, author of \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Club\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Family Experiment\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; is an eerie and darkly addictive thriller that will have your mind whirling throughout. - \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Culturefly\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"Rye Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45471109087453,"sku":"9781529071221","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/1368\/0730\/files\/9781529071221.jpg?v=1720197070","url":"https:\/\/ryebooks.co.uk\/products\/9781529071221","provider":"Rye Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}