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The Driving Seat

Abigail Abbas

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English
Polygon
01 June 2026
Emma Propeller is trying to swerve the wreckage of her marriage.

When her husband returns from rehab with a new lover, Emma bolts with her baby on a midnight train to a castle in the Scottish Highlands. A job as a live-in driver for a glamorous marchioness promises safety and the chance to reinvent herself. Everything seems to have fallen into place.

But the castle is no sanctuary. Dark secrets stalk its halls, the marchioness's behaviour spirals into the unhinged and someone, Emma suspects, is following her. She hasn't steered herself out of danger

she's driven straight into it.
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Imprint:   Polygon
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm, 
Weight:   213g
ISBN:   9781846976926
ISBN 10:   1846976928
Pages:   288
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming

After graduating with a first in English, Abigail Abbas began her career in financial PR. She left the City to raise her children and worked as an illustrator, later embarking on an MA in Illustration at Camberwell College of Art.

Reviews for The Driving Seat

'A beguiling mash-up of domestic absurdity and psychological thriller' * The Scotsman * 'This darkly delicious debut, peppered with humour, explores the trials of motherhood, and the courage it takes to steer a new course in life' * Sunday Post * 'A deliciously satisfying story of dark secrets, messy modern life, and haphazard reinvention, with brilliant twists you won’t see coming' * LoveReading * 'Treats us to a wild ride full of twists and turns and proper out-loud gasps. A thrill from start to finish, The Driving Seat is fast-paced, quirky and full of wit and warmth. Humour and astute observations are interwoven expertly through every line' -- Natalie Jayne Clark, author of The Malt Whisky Murders 'Delightfully eccentric' -- Esther Walker, journalist and author of 'Well, This is Awkward' 'A confident debut' -- Len Pennie * BBC Radio Scotland *


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