Mary Paulson-Ellis
A wonderful, inventive debut with an intricate and intriguing structure, characters that fascinate and a beady authorial eye for detail – Daily Mail
Absorbing and enjoyable… a fine talent for rendering the seamy side of life – The Scotsman
Ambitious… both intriguing and atmospheric – Guardian
Does for Edinburgh what the great mistress of domestic macabre Ruth Rendell did for North London. If fact she could well be Rendell’s natural successor – Edinburgh Evening News
An impressive debut… refreshingly inventive crime fiction – The Irish Times
Paulson-Ellis has been compared to Kate Atkinson for her time-shifting debut, a structure which is handled impressively well here with all the assurance of an expert hand – The Herald
Compelling, beautifully written – Psychologies Magazine
Wicked solicitors, grubby sex and baby farming with a twist make this a gripping page turner – Women’s Institute Life Magazine
Something akin to poetry – Independent, Debut Fiction
I’m a sucker for good old fashioned storytelling… so The Other Mrs Walker by Mary Paulson-Ellis ticked all these boxes for me – Waterstones
The joy of this novel is that it unfolds into something positively uplifting – Saga Magazine
This compelling story, set from 1921 to 2011, reveals the secrets of a group of women whose pasts are strangely connected – Mail on Sunday
A riveting read about families and secrets… an ambitious and layered story – Booksellers Association, New Zealand
A dark and beguiling novel… Hilarious and tragic – Sunday Times, South Africa
With absorbing characters, it wears its history lightly, and Paulson-Ellis manages the time-hopping neatly – Independent, Historical Fiction
An unforgettable portrait of her home city, Edinburgh – Sydney Morning Herald
Perfectly paced – Good Housekeeping