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The Marriage Act

By: John Marrs
Narrated by: John Marrs, Clare Corbett, Nathalie Buscombe, David Monteith, Dugald Bruce-Lockhart, Joshua Riley
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Publisher's summary

What if marriage was the law? Dare you disobey? Black Mirror meets thriller with a dash of Naomi Alderman’s 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 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.

“The 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.”—Ellery Lloyd, author of The Club

“Clever, 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!”—C. J. Tudor, author of The Chalk Man

Don't miss other suspenseful works from John Marrs (you'll never see the twists coming!):

  • The One
  • The Vacation
  • The Family Experiment (coming soon!)
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Not So Fictitious

This book is great. Too similar to themes happening today or plausible for the future to be a comfortable read. And yet I couldn’t stop listening.

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To close to home

This is scary close to where our world is going. Please read / listen to this book if you want a wonderful twist and also an eye opener.

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The future is now

I had never heard of John Marrs and thought I’d try him out. I AM SO GLAD I DID! This book could be our future There were several great things about this book. I’m about to buy the Family Experiment!

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Meh

I absolutely love all his books except this one. Maybe it was the narrators in part, but it just didn't grab me like all his other books. After The One, in this series, I expected more.

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Excellent narration

The narrators were excellent! This book is a bit confusing with so many characters to keep track of. Stick with it though because the ending is worth it. I enjoyed his other books more but it’s still good.

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Entertaining, dark, sad and enlightening

I found this book to be a little hard to know the characters at first but after a few chapters of the back and forth, I got use to it and started knowing who was who. With a paperback book, I’m able to go back to understand what character is what. 😁
Overall, it was a very good book. I would recommend!

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Really good

Very interesting and creepy idea. All those who think giving more control over things to the government should listen up.

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Good Listen

Overall this is a great book. The only neg. for me was that it got to be a little lengthy. I would recommend.

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Could not stop listening!

This story grabbed me from the beginning! It was a long listen but well worth it! The Cast of narrators was excellent! Scary stuff regarding our current technology! Makes you think….the idea may not be so far off from our futures….

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Interesting read for sure!

Thanks John for once again showing us how things are changing in the world. Enjoyed this novel as well as the narrators.

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