The Marriage Act: The unmissable speculative thriller from the author of The One
Jan 2023 · Pan Macmillan
4.6star
9 reviews
Ebook
400
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About this ebook
'Clever, compelling and terrifyingly plausible' – C. J. Tudor, author of A Sliver of Darkness
What if marriage was the law? Dare you disobey? Set in the same world as The One, now a Netflix Original Series, The Marriage Act is a dark, high-concept thriller from bestselling author John Marrs.
'A page-turning and thought-provoking read' – Daily Mirror
Britain. The near future. A right-wing government believes it has the answer to society’s ills – the Sanctity of Marriage Act, which actively encourages marriage as the norm, punishing those who choose to remain single.
But four couples are about to discover just how impossible relationships can be when the government is supervising every aspect of our personal lives, monitoring every word, every minor disagreement – and will use every tool in its arsenal to ensure everyone will love, honour and obey . . .
Shortlisted for the Goodreads Awards 2023.
Black Mirror meets thriller with a dash of Naomi Alderman’s The Power.
‘One of the most exciting original thriller writers’ – Simon Kernick, author of Good Cop Bad Cop
'Brilliantly tricksy' – Liz Nugent, author of Strange Sally Diamond
'Dark, immersive speculative fiction at it’s very best!' – Sarah Pearse, author of The Retreat and The Sanatorium
What if marriage was the law? Dare you disobey? Set in the same world as The One, now a Netflix Original Series, The Marriage Act is a dark, high-concept thriller from bestselling author John Marrs.
'A page-turning and thought-provoking read' – Daily Mirror
Britain. The near future. A right-wing government believes it has the answer to society’s ills – the Sanctity of Marriage Act, which actively encourages marriage as the norm, punishing those who choose to remain single.
But four couples are about to discover just how impossible relationships can be when the government is supervising every aspect of our personal lives, monitoring every word, every minor disagreement – and will use every tool in its arsenal to ensure everyone will love, honour and obey . . .
Shortlisted for the Goodreads Awards 2023.
Black Mirror meets thriller with a dash of Naomi Alderman’s The Power.
‘One of the most exciting original thriller writers’ – Simon Kernick, author of Good Cop Bad Cop
'Brilliantly tricksy' – Liz Nugent, author of Strange Sally Diamond
'Dark, immersive speculative fiction at it’s very best!' – Sarah Pearse, author of The Retreat and The Sanatorium
Ratings and reviews
4.6
9 reviews
Millie Kelly
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January 23, 2023
Not Marrs' best to be honest. The middle section dragged, the characters were characters I've read 100s of times before and the final twist was less of a bang and more of a phut. Interesting concept overall and great world building but...just a bit meh sadly!
About the author
John 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 One, The Passengers, The Minders, What Lies Between and When You Disappeared.
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