Rebecca Wait

Rebecca Wait is a British writer. She has written four novels, ^[1] selling her debut, The View On The Way Down, to Picador at the age of 24 ^[2] . She has contributed to New Statesman ^[3] and The Independent. ^[4] She currently lives in Buckinghamshire. ^[5]

Novels

• The View On The Way Down (2013) ^[6]
• The Followers (2015) ^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}
• Our Fathers (2020) ^[11]
• I'm Sorry You Feel That Way (2022) ^{[12] [13] [14] [15]}
• Havoc (2025) ^[16]

References

1. "Rebecca Wait". Hardman & Swainson. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
2. "Picador signs "astonishing" Rebecca Wait". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
3. "Rebecca Wait". New Statesman. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
4. "Rebecca Wait". The Independent. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
5. "Rebecca Wait". Hardman & Swainson. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
6. Matt Haig (2013-04-13). "The View on the Way Down by Rebecca Wait – review". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2023-10-15.
7. Crown, Sarah (2015-05-28). "The Followers by Rebecca Wait review – a great surging shout of a novel". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2023-10-15.
8. "The Followers by Rebecca Wait - book review: Slow burner, but a cult". The Independent. 2015-05-08. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
9. Scheeres, Julia (2017-09-08). "Mother and Daughter in a Doomsday Cult". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-10-15.
10. THE FOLLOWERS | Kirkus Reviews.
11. Wilson, Laura (2020-01-17). "The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2023-10-15.
12. Risbridger, Ella (2022-07-02). "I'm Sorry You Feel that Way by Rebecca Wait review – family tragicomedy". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2023-10-15.
13. Goldsbrough, Susie (2023-10-15). "I'm Sorry You Feel That Way by Rebecca Wait review — if your family drives you mad, read this". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 2023-10-15.
14. "Wait's 'stiletto-sharp' literary novel landed by riverrun". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
15. "I'm Sorry You Feel That Way review: perfect holiday reading". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
16. Kent, Christobel (2025-07-09). "Havoc by Rebecca Wait review – a Saint Trinian's tragicomedy". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-10-25.