A Working Mother

'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 Ke