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Holy Deadlock is a 1934 satirical novel by the English author and MP A.P Herbert which aimed to highlight the perceived inadequacies and absurdities of contemporary English divorce law. The book took a particularly lenient view of the need for divorces, which it characterised as "a relief from misfortune, not a crime", and demonstrated how the current system created an environment which encouraged the participants to commit perjury and adultery. The book was a major element in the popular debate about the liberalisation of divorce law in the mid-1930s, and helped pave the way for the 1937 reforms.
This Penguin reprint paperback1955, Penguin number 1038, age spotting to back cover
