Description
| Product ID: | 9781035001255 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Marriage Act |
| Authors: | Author: John Marrs |
| Page Count: | 496 |
| Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Crime and mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Science fiction, Crime & mystery, Thriller / suspense, Science fiction, England |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The Marriage Act is dark, high-concept thriller from John Marrs, the international bestselling author of The One. <p><b>Shortlisted for the Goodreads Awards 2023.<br><br>From John Marrs, the bestselling author of <i>The One</i>. Set in the same world, <i>The Marriage Act</i> is a dark, high-concept thriller.</b><br><br><b>‘One of the most exciting original thriller writers’ - Simon Kernick, author of <i>Good Cop Bad Cop</i></b><br><br><b>What if marriage was the law? Dare you disobey?</b><br><br>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.<br><br>But four couples are about to discover just how impossible relationships can be when the government is monitoring every aspect of our personal lives, tracking every word, every minor disagreement . . . and will use every tool in its arsenal to ensure everyone will love, honour and obey.<br><br><b><i>Black Mirror</i> meets thriller with a dash of Naomi Alderman’s <i>The Power</i>.</b><br><br><b>Praise for John Marrs:</b><br><br>'A page-turning and <b>thought-provoking read</b>' - <i><b>Daily Mirror</b></i><br><br>'<b>A socially aware novel packed with thought-provoking questions</b>' - <i><b>SFX Magazine</b></i><br><br><b>'Clever, compelling and terrifyingly plausible.</b> A near future nightmare that grips from the first page and never let’s go . . . talk about a page-turner. This one will leave you with paper cuts! – <b>C. J. Tudor, bestselling author of <i>The Chalk Man</i></b><br><br>'A smart, gripping and scarily believable story from<b> the master of the speculative thriller'— T.M. Logan, author of <i>The Catch</i><br><br>'John’s creative, high-concept thrillers never fail to keep me furiously turning the pages and <i>The Marriage Act</i> is no exception . . . dark, immersive speculative fiction at its very best!' – Sarah Pearse, author of <i>The Retreat</i></b><br><br>'A scarily plausible alternative future with a truly twisted narrative. <b>Tensely plotted and terrifyingly imagined! - Harriet Tyce, author of <i>Blood Orange</i></b></p> |
| Imprint Name: | Macmillan |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-01-19 |
