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2000s: What is your babysitter doing when you’re not there?
One Woman Crime Wave
What you need to know before your trail
What is your babysitter doing when you’re not there? Fifteen-year-old Ashleigh is clever and charming, all too ready to rush to the rescue of parents in need of relief, and she soon becomes the neighbourhood’s favourite babysitter. But she has an appetite for secrets. Fast-paced, witty and scalpel-sharp, One Woman Crime Wave examines the limits of what money can buy, and how easily the fragile web of middle-class privilege can be torn. In the end, is it really Ashleigh who’s the problem, or is it the fractious and divided community she exposes?
Locations
Reset- England - London
- A: Holloway Rd
- B: London Olympic Stadium
- C: The Rose & Crown
- D: Downing Street
Travel Guide
London
Location is not strong here but what is strong is the danger and mystery that lies all around – in your home and if you have someone come in to look after your children.
Homes up and down the country will be thinking of this book if they have a babysitter. Claustrophobic and lonely.
Some talk of the Olympics and the Holloway Road.
Booktrailer Review
For a short novel, this packs a punch!
A baby sitter who is a bit light fingered. Well, that is just the start of this story. Dig deeper and you have a few insights into life in a British community and the class divide. The way it’s written was fresh and funny as I felt I was talking to the narrator rather than reading her words. This is raw and real.
Why she steals and how she sees those she babysits for, what the parents of the children see….well there is a lot to digest.
But what a story and characters who pop!
Booktrail Boarding Pass: One Woman Crime Wave
Destination: London Author/Guide: Bee Rowlatt Departure Time: 2012
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