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The marriage act : a novel / John Marrs.
What 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. But four couples are about to discover just how impossible relationships can be when the government is monitoring 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781335005939 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 421 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : Hanover Square Press, 2023.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "First published in January 2023 by Macmillan"--Title page verso. Includes reading group guide discussion questions. |
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| Subject: | Electronic surveillance > Fiction. Interpersonal relations > Fiction. Marriage > Fiction. Great Britain > Politics and government > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Dystopian fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | FIC Marrs | 31681010321156 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
In Britain, in the near future, the Sanctity of Marriage Act is implemented, punishing those who choose to remain single, and four couples discover how impossible relationships can be when the government uses every tool in its arsenal to ensure everyone will love, honor and obey. - Baker & Taylor
"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 monitoring 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, honor and obey"-- - Harlequin
What if marriage was the law? Dare you disobey? Black Mirror meets thriller with a dash of Naomi Aldermanâs The Power in this dark, high-concept novel by the bestselling author of The One.
Britain. The near-future. A right-wing government believes it has the answer to societyâs illsâthe 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 monitoring every aspect of our personal livesâmonitoring every word, every minor disagreementâ¦and will use every tool in its arsenal to ensure everyone will love, honor and obey.
âThe king of near-future what-ifs is back with a smart and chilling page-turner. Twisty, unsettling, scarily believable and thought provoking, this is his best yet.â âEllery Lloyd, author of The Club
âClever, compelling and terrifyingly plausible. A near future nightmare that grips from the first page and never lets go. THE MARRIAGE ACT is a brilliant examination of relationships and the power we let others have over us. And talk about a page-turner. This one will leave you with paper cuts!â âC. J. Tudor, author of The Chalk Man
Don't miss other suspenseful reads from John Marrs (you'll never see the twists coming!):- The One
- The Vacation
- The Family Experiment (coming soon!)
