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020			_a9781529071221 _qpaperback
020			_a1529071224 _qpaperback
020			_a9781035016976 _qhardcover
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100			_aMarrs, John _c(Freelance journalist), _eauthor. _955329
245	1	4	_aThe family experiment / _cJohn Marrs.
260			_aLondon : _bMacmillan, _c2024.
300			_a464 pages ; _c22 cm
520			_ahe 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. 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 . . .
655		7	_aScience fiction. _2lcgft _998
655		7	_aPsychological fiction. _2lcgft _9301
655		7	_aThrillers (Fiction) _2lcgft _920685
655		7	_aDetective and mystery fiction. _2lcgft _921598
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