Eleanor Updale has been writing books since the turn of the century. Before that she worked in radio and television: mainly on news programmes including The World at One and Newsnight. Eleanor's 'Montmorency' series has won awards on both sides of the Atlantic, and Johnny Swanson was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal, shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards and won the Fantastic Book Award.You can find out more at www.eleanorupdale.com

"This is an outstanding novel for mature readers of any age and adds lustre to Updale's established brilliance." -- Keith Gray The Scotsman "This is a very clever and compelling piece of writing." -- Marilyn Brocklehurst The Bookseller "This is high concept stuff... It's a simply brilliant idea and it's perfectly executed: humorously, movingly, excitingly and without any surplus detail or description." -- Adele Geras Awfully Big Reviews "One of the things I love about the children's author Eleanor Updale is that she's impossible to pigeonhole. And now we have The Last Minute, a book utterly unlike its predecessors. This is powerful stuff. What on earth will Eleanor Updale come up with next?" -- Philip Ardagh Guardian "A real achievement ... I found this so compelling that I read this book in one sitting." -- Clare Poole The Bookseller

Eleanor Updale has been writing books since the turn of the century. Before that she worked in radio and television: mainly on news programmes including The World at One and Newsnight. Eleanor's 'Montmorency' series has won awards on both sides of the Atlantic, and Johnny Swanson was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal, shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards and won the Fantastic Book Award.You can find out more at www.eleanorupdale.com

"This is an outstanding novel for mature readers of any age and adds lustre to Updale's established brilliance." -- Keith Gray The Scotsman "This is a very clever and compelling piece of writing." -- Marilyn Brocklehurst The Bookseller "This is high concept stuff... It's a simply brilliant idea and it's perfectly executed: humorously, movingly, excitingly and without any surplus detail or description." -- Adele Geras Awfully Big Reviews "One of the things I love about the children's author Eleanor Updale is that she's impossible to pigeonhole. And now we have The Last Minute, a book utterly unlike its predecessors. This is powerful stuff. What on earth will Eleanor Updale come up with next?" -- Philip Ardagh Guardian "A real achievement ... I found this so compelling that I read this book in one sitting." -- Clare Poole The Bookseller