{"product_id":"the-family-experiment","title":"The Family Experiment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDisponibilità soggetta a conferma. Tempi di evasione dell'ordine comunicati al momento dell'acquisto.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Chilling, inventive, horribly plausible and brilliantly addictive.' - C. J. Tudor, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gathering\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSome families are \u003ci\u003evirtually\u003c\/i\u003e perfect . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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 . . .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Goodreads Choice Award 2024 runner up, \u003ci\u003eThe Family Experiment\u003c\/i\u003e is set in the same universe as John Marrs's bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eThe One\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Marriage Act\u003c\/i\u003e. A dark and twisted thriller about the ultimate 'tamagotchi' - a virtual baby.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'The books of John Marrs have become a quiet phenomenon . . . Thoughtful, well written . . . and alarming' - \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\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 '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 \u003ci\u003eThe Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003ci\u003eThe Family Experiment\u003c\/i\u003e is an eerie and darkly addictive thriller that will have your mind whirling throughout.' -\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCulturefly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Libreria Fiore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54039516086618,"sku":null,"price":21.38,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/7382\/1274\/files\/11133933482732.jpg?v=1776779317","url":"https:\/\/libreriafiore.it\/products\/the-family-experiment","provider":"Libreria Fiore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}