Description
‘Beautifully written and brimming with emotional honesty, this is the most engaging and enjoyable novel I’ve read this year.’ – Sussex Life ‘Isabel Ashdown has a real gift for storytelling – enjoyable, engrossing, with a few twists and turns along the way.’ – TripFiction ‘One of the most perceptive and engaging authors writing today.’ – newbooks ‘A perfect summer read.’ – Brighton and Hove Independent ‘A brilliantly told and intriguingly posed narrative about friendship, relationships and family life.’ – We Love This Book ‘Masterful storytelling... very well written, the characters are multi-layered and the story provides enough twists and turns to keep your attention to the last page.’ – Sally Cronin ‘Profoundly perceptive.’ – Pamreader ‘I read the ending through tears... and I'm still thinking about what will happen next.’ – Jera’s Jamboree ‘A complex, yet beautifully woven story of love and relationships that is both heart-breaking and thought-provoking.’ – Anne Cater ‘An easy read with a twist or two.’ – Essentials ‘There is a neat twist in the novel... but you don't read Ashdown for the surprise at the end of the book: you read her for her characters, the way that she evokes place and for the sheer quality of the writing.’ – The Bookbag ‘I strongly recommend this book... it is one that I will continue to think about for a while.’ – Fiction Is Stranger Than Fact ‘An engaging and emotional story, exploring the ties – and the breaking of the ties – between three people... a story to make you feel and a story to make you think.’ – Fleur in her World ‘We’re fans of Isabel Ashdown at Bella and this novel doesn't disappoint.’ – Bella ‘Hard to put down... a story of friendship and love, of loss and reunion.’ – My Shakespeare Journey Isabel Ashdown was born in London and grew up on the Sussex coast. After fifteen years working in product marketing, Ashdown made the decision to give up her job in senior management to return to education, and she now writes full-time, walks daily, and volunteers in a local school for the charity Pets as Therapy. She is currently a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at the University of Chichester. Her award-winning debut Glasshopper (Myriad, 2009) was twice named as one of the best books of the year, and her second novel Hurry Up and Wait was published to critical acclaim being listed as one of Amazon Kindle’s Customer Favourites in 2011. Myriad published her third book, Summer of ’76, in 2013, her fourth novel, Flight, in 2015, and A Quiet Winter, an exclusive ebook short story released November 2015. Isabel is also the best-selling author of psychological thrillers Little Sister and Beautiful Liars.
Features & Highlights
- When Wren Irving’s numbers come up in the first-ever national lottery draw, she doesn’t tell her husband, Rob. Instead, she quietly packs her bags, kisses her six-month-old daughter Phoebe goodbye, and leaves. Two decades later, Rob has moved on and found happiness with their oldest friend, Laura. Phoebe, now a young woman, has never known any other life. But when Rob receives a mysterious letter, the past comes back to haunt them all. With their cosy world thrown into turmoil, Laura sets out to track Wren down and discover the truth about why she walked out all those years ago. Isabel Ashdown is also the author of Hurry Up and Wait (Myriad, 2011) Summer of ’76 (Myriad, 2013) and A Quiet Winter (Myriad, 2015).
