{"product_id":"9781035016624","title":"Bonding","description":"Author: Mariel Franklin\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781035016624\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Pan Macmillan UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 25 Nov 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI absolutely loved it. Anyone interested in the relationship between tech, our bodies and our minds should bump it to the top of their queue immediately' - \u003cb\u003eZadie Smith, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fraud\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e 'This bold and highly impressive debut novel has its thumb right over the sore spots of modern life' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eMary is single, jobless, and on her way to Ibiza.\u003c\/b\u003e There, at a party, she meets Tom, a brilliant chemist on the verge of launching a new drug that claims to cure the anxieties of modern life. Back in London after a heady trip, Mary begins going out with Tom and working for her sort-of-ex Lara, who has created innovative dating app designed to revolutionize the industry. As tech and pharma collide, she is forced to question what love and success mean in a world that is hurtling out of control. \u003cb\u003eElectrifying, urgent, and darkly funny, Mariel Franklin's debut \u003ci\u003eBonding\u003c\/i\u003e is a uniquely modern story of sex, tech and freedom in the messy tangle of our digital age.\u003c\/b\u003e 'Audacious, hot, deeply uncomfortable and genuinely thrilling' -\u003cb\u003e Saba Sams, author of \u003ci\u003eSend Nudes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46524204548254,"sku":"TLD-9781035016624","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781035016624.jpg?v=1771390246","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781035016624","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}