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Isabel Ashdown (born 1970) is a British writer of contemporary fiction.
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Isabel Ashdown (born 1970) is a British writer of contemporary fiction.
Isabel Ashdown was born in London and grew up in East Wittering on the south coast of England. She is the author of eight novels, [1] a Royal Literary Fund Fellow, and a member of the Society of Authors. In 2014 she was Writer in Residence at the University of Brighton.
Her debut novel was Glasshopper which received some critical appreciation. [2] She started writing thrillers with "Little Sister" (2017).
She worked in education and product marketing, and currently writes full-time.
| Year | Title | Publisher | Notes |
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| 2020 | 33 Women | Trapeze | |
| 2019 | Lake Child | Trapeze | |
| 2018 | Beautiful Liars | Trapeze/Orion | Translations: USA, Netherlands |
| 2017 | Little Sister | Trapeze/Orion | Translations: USA, Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Greece, Poland |
| 2015 | Flight | Myriad | |
| 2013 | Summer of '76 | Myriad | |
| 2011 | Hurry Up and Wait | Myriad | Translations: Germany |
| 2009 | Glasshopper | Myriad | Translations: Germany |
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