{"product_id":"the-family-experiment-by-john-marrs","title":"The Family Experiment By John Marrs","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__ratingStats\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__ratingStats\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe One\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Marriage Act, The Family Experiment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a dark and brilliant speculative thriller about families: real and virtual.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome families are virtually perfect…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut 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…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet in the same universe as John Marrs's bestselling novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe One\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Marriage Act, The Family Experiment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a dark and twisted thriller about the ultimate Tamagotchi—a virtual baby.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Wide Genre","offers":[{"title":"Soft Cover","offer_id":47513405358300,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hard Cover","offer_id":47513405391068,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/2044\/5148\/files\/3_2c59e576-6eaf-41f8-8286-959df1073c42.png?v=1769785701","url":"https:\/\/widegenre.com\/products\/the-family-experiment-by-john-marrs","provider":"WideGenre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}