Preston, 1981. Maud, who is twelve and lives with her dysfunctional parents and her elder brother, spends a lot of her time in her bedroom writing letters to her favourite popstar, Tom Harding, the lead singer of a punk band called Horsefly.

No one really understands her or tries to - and she thinks Tom just might have some answers to her many, many questions...

Hilarious Eighties-set epistolatory coming-of-age novel

About the Author

Zena Barrie lives in Manchester and runs the Greater Manchester Fringe and the Camden Fringe. She ran the Kings Arms pub and Theatre in Salford for a while and also the Etcetera Theatre in Camden, as well as working in a wide variety of roles at the Edinburgh Fringe (from street performer to venue manager). In the 90s she did a degree in Drama and Theatre Arts specialising in playwriting. Up until recently she has been co-hosting the award winning spoken word night Verbose. She is also one half of performance art duo The Sweet Clowns.

Your Friend Forever is her first novel.

@ZenaBarrie

Reviews

'Maud is the funniest teenager since Adrian Mole ... A beautiful book about hope and perseverance' Robin Ince

'Brilliantly transports readers back to the innocence of an Eighties adolescence ... Though Maud wouldn't realise it in a million years, it's a total joy to spend time with her' Alex Lowe

'The laughs just keep coming - peppered with gut-punches, it's an Adrian Mole for the twenty-first century. A beautiful novel' Lizzie Roper

'A hilarious and heartbreaking fan letter to the confused teenagers we once were, and the confused adults we become' Geoff Lloyd

Book Information
ISBN 9781789651072
Author Zena Barrie
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Unbound Digital
Publisher Unbound