A Working Mother

Reviews / Votes

'One of the most arresting and distinctive voices of twentieth century literature' -- Kirsty Wark * BBC Front Row * 'What underpins this black comedy is Owens' authentic portrayal of 1950s working-class hardship, especially for women dreaming of escape' * Daily Mail * 'Agnes Owens is one of Scotland's finest writers, and it's to be hoped that a new readership is about to discover that for themselves' * SNACK Magazine * 'Brimming with dark humour and scalpel-sharp observations' * Waterstones, Scottish Book of the Month * 'The time to rediscover Owens' sharp, brilliant, witty, fuss-free fiction is here' -- John Self * The Critic * 'Agnes Owens' hallmarks have been a frank irony, a deadpan gothic quality and a down-to-earth insistence on the surreality of most people's normality' -- Ali Smith 'Owens pulls no punches. Her understated prose finds acerbic humour in the lives of characters hovering between farce and tragedy' * Observer * 'Owens is a gift to the Scots urban world' * The Sunday Times * 'Her black humour and piercing observation bear comparison with the work of Muriel Spark' * Guardian * 'Owens has a voice no one could imitate, and humour to match . . . Scottish life as lived by those far from the comfort zone, depicted less with loathing than with love' -- Rosemary Goring 'A hidden treasure of Scottish literature, read this and then read all her other works' -- Douglas Stuart - Booker Prize-Winning author of SHUGGIE BAIN 'Rightfully celebrates a writer whose work deserves a wider audience and critical reappraisal' * Scotland on Sunday * 'The wonderful Agnes Owens, too often overlooked in life, is making a splashy comeback with repackaged novels' * Bookseller Scotland Focus * 'Agnes Owens was such a fine writer. Her best stories are great stories . . . she created an art that will endure' -- James Kelman