Hurry Up and Wait - Softcover

&quotWith strong characters, a cleverly constructed story and masses of period detail, this vivid evocation of life in 1985 is a fine second book from a writer who first won The Mail On Sunday Novel Competition." - Daily Mail

&quotAshdown's depiction of a vulnerable teenager and the magnetic pull of a toxic friendship will have you wincing with recognition." - Glamour

&quotHaunting fiction." - Stylist

&quotFunny, insightful and often tragic. A fascinating book whose apparent simplicity masks complexity as it reveals once again the strength of Ashdown`s talent as a perceptive and engaging writer. This is a fitting second novel from the author of the acclaimed Glasshopper and will appeal to personal readers and book clubs alike." - NewBooks Magazine

&quotAshdown's début novel Glasshopper was named as one of the best books of 2009, and this well-crafted follow-up doesn't disappoint." - Heat

&quotIsabel Ashdown's Glasshopper was one of our favourite reads of 2009, and her second novel is another mix of compelling characters and 1980s nostalgia." --Bella

&quotBursting with schoolgirl preoccupations of the 1980s - Andrew Ridgeley, Ryvita and rude words on the toilet wall - this lively journey through the embarrassments of growing up is tightly entwined with a darker tale. Sarah Ribbons is now 20 years older and wiser than her teenage self and has returned home for a school reunion. But what is it that is upsetting her so profoundly?" --Sainsbury's Magazine

&quotIsabel Ashdown has captured every heartbeat of the uncertainty and excitement of growing up. Duplicitous friendships, awakening sexuality and the trials of school and exams are all depicted as Sarah's story unfolds." - Bookersatz

&quotTied in knots. That's how my stomach felt as I devoured this book... Hurry Up and Wait definitely receives the thumbs up from me." - Editor Alex Jenkins, etc magazine

&quotA darkly compelling read" Easy Living

&quotTop 100 Customer Favourites for Kindle 2011" --Amazon

In her eagerly anticipated second novel Mail on Sunday Novel Competition winner Isabel Ashdown explores the treacherous territory of adolescent friendships, and traces across the decades the repercussions of a dangerous relationship. In August 1985, Sarah Ribbons celebrates her fifteenth birthday in the back garden of the suburban seaside house she shares with her ageing father. As she embarks on her final year at Selton High School for Girls Sarah's main focus is on her erratic friendships with Tina and Kate; her closest allies one moment, her fiercest opponents the next as they compete for the attention of the new boy, Dante. When her father is unexpectedly taken ill, Sarah is sent to stay with Kate's family. The girls have never been closer - until events take a sinister turn. Now, as she prepares for her school reunion, thirty-nine-year-old Sarah has to face up to the truth of what really happened back in the summer of 1986.