The Marriage Trap: The New 2026 Story Of Rebellion And Freedom From The Bestselling Author Of The Radio Hour. For Readers Of Lessons In Chemistry

*The Marriage Trap* by **Victoria Purman, the bestselling author of *The Radio Hour*** is a smart, warmly told **Australian historical fiction** novel about family, faith and the first stirring shocks of women’s liberation in **1960s Adelaide**.

Olive and Len Langley are raising their daughters in quiet suburbia, while Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday to police everyone’s “respectability”. Twenty-year-old Cathy, training as a teacher, can already see the bargain expected of women: stay pure, marry young, give up work, and fold your ambitions into church and family. Her little sister Evelyn still believes in fairy-tale futures—until she starts noticing what those stories cost.

When the contraceptive pill becomes available, the prospect of choice feels suddenly real, and dangerously contested. As doctors, the Catholic church and older moral codes close ranks, the Langleys find themselves pulled into a wider rebellion.

Perfect for readers who love **women’s fiction**, social change stories, and fans of *Lessons in Chemistry*. Add it to your basket and step into a decade where everything began to shift.