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The Revenge of Rita Marsh: 'I devoured it.' Chris Whitaker
By (Author) Nilesha Chauvet
Faber & Faber
Faber & Faber
18th July 2024
18th July 2024
Main
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Narrative theme: Identity / belonging
Child abuse
823.92
Hardback
352
Width 153mm, Height 234mm
'A bold, breathless, provocative story of revenge.' CHRIS WHITAKER'Got under my skin in a really terrifying way . . . Seriously impressive.' AJAY CHOWDHURYRita Marsh is a good person.By day, she runs a care home, looking after the elderly and infirm.By night, she's a vigilante, posing online as young girls and snaring the men who prey on them, exposing them for what they are.Rita has successfully kept her two lives separate for years. But when an old classmate returns from her past, her two worlds start to collide. With both of her selves unravelling, Rita will have to choose between justice and revenge.Is she a force for good - or will she become someone to fear'An assured debut, tautly plotted, with a striking female lead and deft handling of its dark subject matter.' LISA BALLANTYNE
Nilesha Chauvet is a British Indian debut novelist writing zeitgeist psychological suspense, crime, and thriller. She is also the Managing Director of GOOD, which advises commercial brands on Purpose, and helps charities raise millions of pounds for good causes. A graduate of Faber Academy, Nilesha has also studied creative writing at Curtis Brown Creative and City Lit. She read Philosophy & Theology at Oxford and was ordained an Interfaith Minister in 2004. Her debut novel, The Revenge of Rita Marsh, was awarded a prestigious London Writers Award with Spread the Word in 2021 and was a finalist in the Spotlight First Novel Award, the same year.