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Isabel Ashdown (born 1970) is a British writer of contemporary fiction.


Biography

Isabel Ashdown was born in
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and grew up in
East Wittering East Wittering is a coastal village in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. The majority of the village lies within the civil parish of East Wittering, while the western edge lies within the boundary of West Wittering civil par ...
on the south coast of England. She is the author of eight novels, a
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Fellow, and a member of the
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. In 2014 she was Writer in Residence at the
University of Brighton The University of Brighton is a public university based on four campuses in Brighton and Eastbourne on the south coast of England. Its roots can be traced back to 1858 when the Brighton School of Art was opened in the Royal Pavilion. It achiev ...
. Her
debut novel A debut novel is the first novel a novelist publishes. Debut novels are often the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to ...
was ''Glasshopper'' which received some critical appreciation. She started writing thrillers with "Little Sister" (2017). She worked in education and product marketing, and currently writes full-time.


Novels


References


External links


Isabel Ashdown's Official Website
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