Julia Forster was born and raised in the Midlands. She studied Philosophy and Literature at the University of Warwick and has a Masters in Creative Writing from St Andrews University. While at the University of Warwick, she was awarded the Derek Walcott prize for creative writing. She works in publishing, but has also been a magician's assistant in Brooklyn, a nanny in Milan and a waitress in Chartres. Julia now lives in mid Wales with her husband and two young children.
What a fabulous novel! So fresh, touching, truthful and
laugh-out-loud funny. I absolutely loved it.
*Deborah Moggach*
I hugely, entirely enjoyed this book. What a Way to Go is richly
transporting - and so funny, and so moving. Julia Forster has all
the marks of a prize-winning novelist; you know it from the first
pages.
*Horatio Clare*
A brilliant debut. Sharp, sweet, bristling with wit and full of
hilarious, wildly imaginative observations. In Harper Julia Forster
has created a bold and distinctive 12 year old voice that manages
to be nostalgic and authentic at the same time.
*Emma Jane Unsworth, author of 'Animals'*
I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish. Harper is such a
lovable, funny character, and seeing the the 1980s through her eyes
is both moving and revealing. I loved the 'mis-en-scene' of
Blackbrake, the whole small town atmosphere where the skies are as
grey as her 'school uniform', and I thought the monstrously selfish
but somehow sympathetic Mum is a great comic creation. Above all, I
thought Harper's tone was perfectly judged, that mix of
knowingness, naivete, and humour was great. It deserves to do
really well. I will put a 5 star review on Amazon!
*Francis Gilbert*
I haven't enjoyed a book this much in ages. It's wonderful...
Harper [is] an amazing protagonist - all the things I wanted to be
at that age but probably never was - bright, funny, inquisitive,
happy in her own skin.
*Megan Bradbury, author of 'Everyone Is Watching'*
Oh, this one is good, so very good. Heart-breaking, humorous and
thought provoking. Thank you Julia Foster for a brilliant debut
novel.
*Phylippa Smithson for lovereading.co.uk*
Poignant, sometimes laugh-out-loud funny and a fabulous portrait of
the time.
*Woman & Home*
As a first novel it has promise, with some sensitive writing and
funny lines.
*The Scotsman*
This is a bittersweet tale of one girl just at the cusp of becoming
a young woman with a burgeoning mind of her own, and a blossoming
sense of life's possibilities.
*The Western Mail*
What a Way to Go is very funny and warm, sometimes sad, always
beautifully written and just a ... joy [to read].
*Hayley Long, blogger and author, twice nominated for the Costa
Award*
What A Way To Go is funny and sharp and it's a treat to hang out
with Harper as she and her Chambers dictionary flit between her
Midlands parental homes.
*Emerald Street*
What a joy to read... Julia Forster's assured debut novel marks the
start of a brilliant writing career.
*Reader's Digest*
I loved this novel. It's by turns incredibly poignant and very
funny. A touching coming of age tale that completely hits its
mark.
*Kate Hamer*
This amusing coming-of-age novel, narrated by 12-year old Harper
Richardson, is full of humour, often of the black variety... this
gauche yet likable character emerges chrysalis-like, a bit more
armoured for the next stage of her young life.
*Irish Examiner*
A glowing debut
*Daily Mail*
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