"Impossible to put down" – Alex Michaelides, author of The Fury

What if marriage was the law? Do you dare to disobey? The Marriage Act is a dark, high-concept thriller from the bestselling author of The One, John Marrs.

"A fast-paced and thought-provoking read" – Daily Mirror

Great Britain. The near future. A right-wing government believes it has the answer to society's ills – the Sanctity of Marriage Act, which actively promotes marriage as the norm, punishing those who choose to remain single.

But four couples are about to discover how impossible relationships can become when the government supervises every corner of our personal lives, monitoring every word, every little disagreement – and will use every tool at its disposal to ensure that everyone loves, honors, and obeys...

Black Mirror meets the thriller with a touch of The Power by Naomi Alderman. "Few authors blend domestic tension with dystopia as well as John Marrs" – Lucy Foley, author of The Midnight Feast. "Clever, enticing, and terrifyingly plausible" – C. J. Tudor, author of A Sliver of Darkness. "Excellence in deception" – Liz Nugent, author of Strange Sally Diamond.

Pages: 496, Year of Publication: 0130, Dimensions: 13x13cm.