ISBN: 9781804470763
Paperback • 240pp • £10
129 mm x 198 mm
24 April 2024
BIC: FA
Territory: UK & Commonwealth (excl. Canada)
One Woman Crime Wave
Paperback
240pp
ISBN: 9781804470763
£10.00
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What is your babysitter doing when you’re not there?
Fifteen-year-old Ashleigh is clever and charming, all too ready to rush to the rescue of parents in need of relief, and she soon becomes the neighbourhood’s favourite babysitter. But she has an appetite for secrets.
Fast-paced, witty and scalpel-sharp, One Woman Crime Wave examines the limits of what money can buy, and how easily the fragile web of middle-class privilege can be torn. In the end, is it really Ashleigh who’s the problem, or is it the fractious and divided community she exposes?
Immersed in – and blown away by – One Woman Crime Wave.
Julia Hobsbawm OBE, author of Working Assumptions
I’m loving this novel about teenage babysitter Ashleigh and her misadventures in middle-class suburbia.
Paul Burston
A great read.
Russell Bentley Ham & High
A fantastic novel about fractured families, class and the politics of parenting. Beautifully written and very moving.
Liz Nugent
Micro-aggressions, misdemeanours and malevolence stud this twisting tale of the inner lives of interconnecting families with nothing in common but fierce love – sometimes of the very wrong kind. Pacy, furious and a great deal of fun.
C.E. Riley
What Bee manages to achieve in terms of character depth in such a slim novel is quite remarkable. It’s fresh, it’s gripping, it’s great. I loved it.
Laura Pearson
One Woman Crime Wave is a riptide of a ride! Filled with characters who are both utterly unique and deeply recognizable, it’s a vivid invitation to ponder questions of privilege, inequality, and familial love. At the same time, the characters’ unexpected predicaments and Bee Rowlatt’s lively prose will keep readers hooked to the very end.
Jean Hegland
Bee Rowlatt’s witty and smart coming of age novel artfully examines the complexities of class and privilege through a sharp and contemporary lens. Prepare to be captivated by its vivid characters and resonant truths.
Tahmima Anam
A cleverly crafted narrative with such perfectly etched characters, One Woman Crime Wave is a witty and heart-rending read that masterfully blends humour with poignant social commentary, and entertains as much as it enlightens. I couldn’t put this book down.
Maha Khan Phillips
Put a bit of grit in your beach read and a thrillerish twist in your sundowner this summer with Bee Rowlatt’s One Woman Crime Wave. Rowlatt’s deft tragicomedy of middle-class bad manners is as unnerving as it is irresistibly entertaining. Ashleigh is a superbly intriguing and unforgettable anti-heroine – like or loathe her, she’ll never let you forget her.
Rachel Holmes