{"product_id":"9781867290636","title":"The Marriage Trap","description":"Author: Victoria Purman\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781867290636\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 Apr 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 368\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Radio \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eHour\u003c\/em\u003e comes this charming but pointed look at the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s, and the effects of the pill, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women as alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles, they embrace freedom...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1960s Adelaide: The Langley family - Olive, Len and their two daughters, twenty-year-old Cathy and ten-year-old Evelyn - live a peaceful suburban life, although Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday lunch like a bad fairy to castigate them for their dubious morals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCathy, training to be a teacher, thinks women have it tough. No sex until marriage, then no work, child after child and the sacrifice of their desires to church, husband and family. Cathy is determined not to marry right away. Once married, it's all over. A life no longer her own. Young Evelyn wants to be a fairy princess ... until she sees for herself the price women pay for such dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the new contraceptive pill arrives women can suddenly sense freedom. But powerful forces are aligned against women's reproductive choice and a fight begins. A fight that takes on their own doctors, the might of the Catholic church, and the outdated morality of previous generations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46795791302814,"sku":"HPC-9781867290636","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781867290636.jpg?v=1778027579","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781867290636","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}