Family Experiment

''John Marrs is not to be missed'' – Freida McFadden, bestselling author of The Housemaid ''Few writers do domestic suspense meets dystopia better than John Marrs'' – Lucy Foley, bestselling author of The Paris Apartment ''The books of John Marrs have become a quiet phenomenon . . . Thoughtful, well written . . . and alarming'' – Daily Mail Some families are virtually perfect . . . The world’s population is soaring, creating overcrowded cities and an economic crisis. 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 fee, clients can create a virtual child from scratch, accessing them via the Metaverse and a VR headset. To launch this new initiative, the company behind MetaChildren has created a reality TV show. It will follow its contestants as they raise a MetaChild from