{"product_id":"the-family-experiment","title":"The Family Experiment","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Marrs is a writer at the top of his game andand The Family Experimentand is his best yet. Frighteningly plausible, gripping, dark, and so clever.' - Claire Douglas, author ofand The Woman Who LiedSome families areand virtuallyand perfect . . .The world's 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.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 . . .Set in the same universe as John Marrs's bestselling noveland The Oneand andand The Marriage Act,and The Family Experimentand is a dark and twisted thriller about the ultimate 'tamagotchi' - a virtual baby.'An unsettling and immersive roller coaster which hurtles towards a chilling denouement - a truly thought-provoking, single-sitting thriller. Loved it. ' - Ellery Lloyd, author ofand The Club'The Family Experimentand is an eerie and darkly addictive thriller that will have your mind whirling throughout.' -and Culturefly\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Marrs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44227901521980,"sku":"9781529071221","price":3415.5,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/7706\/7836\/files\/9781529071221_201.jpg?v=1776776307","url":"https:\/\/libertybooksstore.myshopify.com\/products\/the-family-experiment","provider":"LibertyBooksStore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}