Barbara Havelocke

Estella’s Revenge is Barbara Havelocke’s debut historical thriller. Barbara says: “Imagine being raised in darkness and brainwashed against men. What psychological impact would this have on a child? What chance of living a normal life as an emotionally-scarred adult? These were the questions haunting me when reading Great Expectations. “As a journalist on national magazines, I interviewed victims and perpetrators of crime; ran an award-winning campaign about domestic abuse, and got involved with my local women’s refuge. Over the past decade I’ve written six psychological thrillers under my real name, Barbara Copperthwaite. I’ve been a No 1 bestseller on Amazon and Kobo, and appeared on the USA Today bestseller list. Through it all, I’ve thought of Estella, a child told daily to never love, never trust. This is why I had to tell her story.” When not writing at her home in Birmingham, UK, Barbara loves walking her dogs, Scamp and Buddy, taking wildlife photographs, and drawing.