The Family Experiment von John Marrs

Kategorie: Bücher
Seiten / Format: 464 S
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Verlag: Macmillan Publishers International
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN: 9781529071221
Auflage / Bände: Main Market Ed.

Nobody does scarily plausible near-future like Marrs. This - his best yet - is an unsettling and immersive roller coaster which hurtles towards a chilling denouement -a truly thought-provoking, single-sitting thriller. Loved it. Ellery Lloyd, bestselling author-duo ofThe ClubandPeople Like HerFrom the acclaimed author ofThe OneandThe Marriage Act, The Family Experimentis a dark and brilliant speculative thriller about families: real and virtual!

'Chilling, inventive, horribly plausible and brilliantly addictive.'- C. J. Tudor, author ofThe Gathering<br><br>Some families arevirtuallyperfect . . .<br><br>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.<br><br>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 . . .<br><br>The Goodreads Choice Award 2024 runner up,The Family Experimentis set in the same universe as John Marrs's bestselling novelThe OneandThe Marriage Act. A dark and twisted thriller about the ultimate'tamagotchi'- a virtual baby.<br><br>'The books of John Marrs have become a quiet phenomenon . . . Thoughtful, well written . . . and alarming'-Daily Mail<br><br>'His best yet. Frighteningly plausible, gripping, dark, and so clever.'- Claire Douglas, author ofThe Woman Who Lied<br><br>'An unsettling and immersive roller coaster which hurtles towards a chilling denouement - a truly thought-provoking, single-sitting thriller. Loved it.'- Ellery Lloyd, author ofThe Club<br><br>'The Family Experimentis an eerie and darkly addictive thriller that will have your mind whirling throughout.'-Culturefly

GBJohn Marrs is an author and former journalist based in London and Northamptonshire. After spending his career interviewing celebrities from the worlds of television, film and music for numerous national newspapers and magazines, he is now a full-time author. He is the bestselling author of:The Marriage Act,The One, The Passengers, The Minders, What Lies BetweenandThe Vacation.

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