The Bed Trick by Izabella Scott
A true crime investigation into the trials of a student convicted of rape by deception.
Izabella Scott picks at every thread of a strange and unsettling caseThe result is intriguing, complex and nuanced - and invites the reader to question the certainties of the law and the stories people tell of themselves -- Sophie Elmhirst, author of MAURICE AND MARALYN
A juridical tour de force. Gripping, propulsive and skilfully written, it will deservedly take its place alongside Janet Malcolm and Helen Garner in the pantheon of great court reporting. I could not bear to put it down and was bereft when I had finished it -- Orlando Whitfield, author of ALL THAT GLITTERS
A fascinating study of recent English trials of rape by deception, which are as much about sexual violation as they are about personal identity and the play of false identities. The irony is that as revelatory as the facts appear to be - charges brought by a woman who believed that her female lover was a man - it is what may be made of the facts that compels the reader. Despite the harsh answer given by the court, it leaves one in the uncertain and shadowy scenery of deception, longing, sex and love -- Susanna Moore, author of IN THE CUT
The Bed Trick is a huge achievement by a writer of outstanding conscience and courage. On every page, Scott brings together her legal acumen, literary knowledge and her compassion to explore this complex case and set it in the context of our tangled lives. She refuses to sensationalise but instead brings her unique clarity to our legal system as it meets our human instincts of desire and deception. A rare accomplishment -- Preti Taneja, author of AFTERMATH
A juridical tour de force. Gripping, propulsive and skilfully written, it will deservedly take its place alongside Janet Malcolm and Helen Garner in the pantheon of great court reporting. I could not bear to put it down and was bereft when I had finished it -- Orlando Whitfield, author of ALL THAT GLITTERS
A fascinating study of recent English trials of rape by deception, which are as much about sexual violation as they are about personal identity and the play of false identities. The irony is that as revelatory as the facts appear to be - charges brought by a woman who believed that her female lover was a man - it is what may be made of the facts that compels the reader. Despite the harsh answer given by the court, it leaves one in the uncertain and shadowy scenery of deception, longing, sex and love -- Susanna Moore, author of IN THE CUT
The Bed Trick is a huge achievement by a writer of outstanding conscience and courage. On every page, Scott brings together her legal acumen, literary knowledge and her compassion to explore this complex case and set it in the context of our tangled lives. She refuses to sensationalise but instead brings her unique clarity to our legal system as it meets our human instincts of desire and deception. A rare accomplishment -- Preti Taneja, author of AFTERMATH
Izabella Scott is a writer from London. She has been published by the London Review of Books, the Financial Times, Granta, The New Enquiry and others. She is the co-author, with Skye Arundhati Thomas, of Pleasure Gardens, which was joint winner of the 2025 Bread & Roses Award for Radical Publishing. She was formerly co-editor of The White Review.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781805462545 |
| ISBN 10 | 1805462547 |
| Title | The Bed Trick |
| Author | Izabella Scott |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Atlantic Books |
| Year published | 2026-02-05 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
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