# The Marriage Act by John Marrs (Paperback)

**'Impossible to put down' - Alex Michaelides, author of _The Fury_**  
  
**What if marriage was the law? Dare you disobey? _The Marriage Act_ is a dark, high-concept thriller from bestselling author of _The One_, 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 . . .  
  
_Black Mirror_ meets thriller with a dash of Naomi Alderman's _The Power_.  
  
**'Few writers do domestic suspense meets dystopia better than John Marrs' - Lucy Foley, author of _The Midnight Feast_**  
  
**'Clever, compelling and terrifyingly plausible' - C. J. Tudor, author of _A Sliver of Darkness_**  
  
**'Brilliantly tricksy' - Liz Nugent, author of _Strange Sally Diamond_**

## Details

- **Price:** 8.99 GBP
- **Vendor:** Pan Macmillan
- **Type:** John Marrs
- **Tags:** All Books, Fiction, Thrillers

## Variants

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> Updated: 2026-09-08