'Fans of Victoria Purman and recent Australian history are going to devour this book. The Marriage Trap offers personal and moving insights into the limited, socially acceptable options available to women in the 1960s. The frustration, the resignation and, above all, the struggles women faced, as well as the radical possibilities suddenly offered by the advent of the contraceptive pill, are all laid bare in this engaging tale of three women from the same family, but different generations. Little did women know back then that the fight they entered into wasn't just for their liberation, but for everyone's.' Karen Brooks, author of The Whisky Widow

'No-one tackles the social and emotional issues women faced in previous decades better than Victoria Purman. Her latest book, The Marriage Trap (perfect title and perfect cover) views life in 1960s Australia through the eyes of three different women in the same family. Victoria peels back the layers of what that era was like with a deft touch. So many social rules kept women slaves to their families. The Marriage Trap unveils the deep divides the introduction of the pill brought and the challenges that made for women with the tantalising carrot of freedom of choice that came with it.

We need books like this one to remind us of the remarkable changes fought for by ordinary women that have improved life for so many. I wanted to climb into the pages of The Marriage Trap and thank these women for their service, but I'll have to make do with thanking Victoria for bringing them to life in this story.' Tricia Stringer, author of The Road Trip