‘Laugh out loud funny and achingly sad, captures our 80’s childhoods beautifully’
Lizzie Roper
‘Barrie brilliantly transports readers of a certain age back to the innocence of an ’80s adolescence, jogging buried recollections of popular culture, sexual naivety, politics all the way down to the hated minutiae of school and family life. Though Maud wouldn’t realise it in a million years, it’s a total joy to spend time with her. ‘
Alex Lowe
‘Maud is the funniest teenager since Adrian Mole. Zena Barrie has written a beautiful book about hope and perseverance’
Robin Ince
‘A hilarious and heart breaking fan letter to the confused teenagers we once were, and the confused adults we become. ‘
Geoff Lloyd
‘This is such a brilliantly funny book! I seldom laugh outloud while reading & this had me hooting loudly many times throughout. It is such a rich world of beautiful detail seen through the eyes of Maud, who I grew to love quickly and by the end felt savagely protective of. Zena Barrie deftly navigates big topics without ever dropping the humour, & there are plenty of moments of deep aching too – for Maud, for the people she cares about, and for that deep pool of nostalgia for the 80s, which Barrie evokes brilliantly. There are several moments when I sat bolt upright, when I thought my heart had stopped too; I was kept on the hook right until the end. On top of all this, Your Friend Forever brilliantly tackles class, poverty, & depression – and how hard it is to grow up; to become a woman; to spot some of the great injustices carried out against girls & women by men, as they are happening. I recognised so much. Maud helped me see things, like the best friends do. She’ll stay with me always. BRILLIANT. READ.’
Sadie Hasler
I chatted to Robin Ince about Your Friend Forever on Bookshambles, you can listen to our chat HERE
Read reviews of Your Friend Forever on Storygraph
Unbound who published this book went into administration without paying its authors. I managed to buy my remaining stock which is now filling my cupboards. If you would like a copy email me and you can pay via paypal. The cost is £9.99 + P&P
Thanks
Zena Barrie 