{"product_id":"9781529071191","title":"The Marriage Act : The unmissable speculative thriller from the author of The One","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Marrs, John \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eEngland\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 31 August 2023 by PAN MACMILLAN (Pan Books) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 496 pages\u003cbr\u003e200 x 130 x 30 | 354g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling author of The One, now an eight-part NETFLIX series. Set in the same world as The One, The Marriage Act is a dark, high-concept thriller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'One of the most exciting original thriller writers' - Simon KernickWhat if marriage was the law? Dare you disobey?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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Black Mirror' meets thriller with a dash of Naomi Alderman's The Power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for John Marrs:'Clever, compelling and terrifyingly plausible . . . And talk about a page-turner. This one will leave you with paper cuts!' - C. J. Tudor, author of A Sliver of Darkness'A brilliantly tricksy read' 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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40578867593351,"sku":"9781529071191","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/products\/9781529071191.jpg?v=1710422646","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.pro\/products\/9781529071191","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}