{"product_id":"a-working-mother-agnes-owens-9781968671372","title":"A Working Mother","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA mordant, cautionary tale about a working-class woman who's hemmed in on all sides, by \"the most unfairly neglected\" of all Scottish writers (Alasdair Gray).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I've got a job,\" I told Adam.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Good for you. I can now relinquish all responsibility for this household then?\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"And I can save up for a divorce.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"So, let's celebrate,\" said Adam.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween her alcoholic husband Adam and their smart-mouthed kids, Betty's being driven crazy. She has high hopes for her affair with their attractive friend Brendan, but he proves to be another disappointment. As is her new job: her decrepit boss has roving hands and a magnum opus he wants her help typing up after hours. Is it any wonder she's hitting the bottle now too?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot since Muriel Spark has there been a Scottish writer so attuned to the black humor and surreal potential of the banalities and frustrations of ordinary existence. A Working Mother is a \"sly, hilarious tale about one woman's search for meaning\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e) in a miserable, messy world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Agnes Owens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1968671374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781968671372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McNally Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Agnes Owens","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48457623503103,"sku":"9781968671372","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_892f2d92-7e67-4ee7-83fd-544aaa463a87.jpg?v=1777400227","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-working-mother-agnes-owens-9781968671372","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}