Rebecca Wait is the author of five novels. 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.
Our Fathers, received widespread acclaim and was a Guardian book of the year and a thriller of the month for Waterstones.
havoc
Coming 3rd July 2025
‘SCREAMING, CRYING, THROWING UP! Havoc is a fever worth catching, a gloomy and gorgeous pleasure.’
Maggie Thrash, author of Rainbow Black
'Tragedy and comedy fuse together perfectly in a labyrinthine mystery of emotional and psychological complexity'
Jo Brand
‘Havoc is a rich, wry delight of a read - as funny as it is thought-provoking, as evocative as it is page-turning. Rebecca Wait is a phenomenal storyteller. I can't wait to see what she writes next.’
Abbie Greaves, author of The Silent Treatment
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
