Front cover of Havisham by Elle Machray, hardback

Havisham - Elle Machray

Elle Machray

£16.99
  • Pages · 336 pages
  • Publication Date · 07/05/2026
  • Genre · Myth & legend told as fiction
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Jilted bride. Vengeful heart. Hopeless romantic. `Dazzling' HEAT MAGAZINE `This is a novel of enormous �lan' THE TIMES *From the Observer Top Ten Debut novelist* Charlotte Havisham has a secret. She's been underestimated for too long: by her former fianc�, Compeyson; by her family; and by society. But now her true heart's desire is within reach for the first time. And she will stop at nothing to get it. This is the story of Miss Havisham as you've never heard it before. And she will exceed all expectations. A thrilling and immersive historical novel, Havisham is a queer feminist reimagining in which Dickens' most infamous female character tells her side of the story at last. PRAISE FOR HAVISHAM `Deftly woven and alive with rage' KAT DUNN `I was completely engrossed' STACEY THOMAS `A fearless historical fiction writer' EMMA HINDS `Will make you weep before punching the air' LOUISE HARE `Original, bold and fierce' HESTER MUSSON `This is Havisham as she has never been seen' HANNAH KANER `A glorious feminist reimagining' NAOMI KELSEY `Left me breathless' MARY CHAMBERLAIN `Spectacularly daring' ANNA CAIG `I was completely hooked' AM�LIE SKODA `A triumphant mix of reimagined classic and bold, ambitious storytelling' LIANNE DILLSWORTH `Shouting-at-the-page levels of investable' CHARLOTTE PARADISE `Wonderfully immersive and deeply satisfying' LUCY BARKER
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