Rebecca Wait is the author of four novels, the most recent of which, I’m Sorry You Feel That Way, was a book of the year for The Times, Guardian, Express, Good Housekeeping and BBC Culture, and was shortlisted for the Nota Bene Prize.

Her previous novel, Our Fathers, received widespread acclaim and was a Guardian book of the year and a thriller of the month for Waterstones.

I’m Sorry You Feel That Way

A Times Best Fiction Book of the Year
A Guardian Best Fiction Book of the Year
A BBC Culture Book of the Year

Shortlisted for the Nota Bene Prize, 2023

'Razor-sharp'

The Observer

‘It's a warm book and a touching one. And did I mention it's funny? Just read it. You'll see.'

The Times

“One of the funniest books you’ll read this year”

The Guardian

“Unmissable”

Daily Express

Our Fathers

A Waterstones Thriller of the Month

A Guardian Crime and Thriller Book of the Year


“Outstanding”

Mail on Sunday

“Astonishingly powerful”

The Guardian

“Spectacular”

The Spectator

“Extraordinary”

Irish Examiner

The Followers

“Profoundly unsettling, brilliantly executed, and deeply humane”

Emily St John Mandel, author of Station Eleven

“Gripping … devastating”

Daily Express

“Without wanting to proselytise, I’d urge you to buy it”

The Guardian

“Page-turning”

Daily Mail

“Remarkable”

Sunjeev Sahota, Booker-shortlisted author of The Year of the Runaways

The View on the Way Down

“Illuminating … devastating”

Matt Haig, The Guardian

“Deeply moving”

Mail on Sunday

“Unforgettable”

Easy Living

“Wonderfully written … thought-provoking … ultimately uplifting”

The Bookseller

“Sensitive and deftly-handled”

Irish Examiner