Isabel Ashdown

Isabel Ashdown is an award-winning author and writing coach. ‘One Girl, One Summer’ is her tenth novel. Isabel’s writing career launched with her critically acclaimed debut ‘Glasshopper’, which was twice named among Best Books of the Year after winning first prize in a national competition judged by Fay Weldon, Sir John Mortimer, and Michael Ridpath.

Since then, her thrillers ‘Little Sister’ and ‘Beautiful Liars’ have been shortlisted in the Dead Good Reader Awards, while ’33 Women’ was an Amazon bestseller within weeks of release. Alongside her own work, Isabel is a Royal Literary Fund Fellow and a coach to developing writers.

Born in London, Isabel grew up on the south coast, and she now spends much of her time in a writing cabin in West Dorset, built for her by carpenter husband, Colin. She is a member of the Society of Authors and is represented by Kate Shaw of The Shaw Agency. Isabel lives with her husband, with whom she has two grown-up children and a pair of ageing dogs. Her happy place is anywhere with a coastal view.