# The Family Experiment - Paperback

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by **John Marrs** (Author)

**From the bestselling author of _The One_, the BookTok sensation now re-released with exclusive content in _The One_ Expanded Edition, _The Family Experiment_ is a dark and twisted speculative thriller set in the same universe as John Marrs's bestselling novel _The One_ and _The Marriage Act,_ about the ultimate "tamagotchi"**\--**a virtual baby.**  
  
Some families are virtually perfect...  
  
The 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.  
  
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 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...  
  
Set in the same universe as John Marrs's bestselling novel _The One_ and _The Marriage Act_, _The Family Experiment_ is a dark and twisted thriller about the ultimate Tamagotchi--a virtual baby.  
  
**Don't miss other suspenseful reads from John Marrs (you'll never see the twists coming!):**  

-   _The Marriage Act_
-   _The Vacation_
-   _The Family Experiment_
-   _The One_

  

**Number of Pages:** 384

**Dimensions:** 1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN

**Publication Date:** May 05, 2026

## Details

- **Price:** 25.99 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books, Dystopian, Fiction, Literary, Price Written on Book, Technological, Thrillers

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