Havisham

Author: Elle Machray

Myth & legend told as fiction

Published on 7 May 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperNorth) in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 336 pages
164 x 243 x 38 | 642g

Jilted bride. Mad witch. Tragic villainess.

This time, she will have her revenge.

Charlotte Havisham has a secret.

She's been underestimated for too long: by her former fiancé, 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

‘I was completely engrossed’ STACEY THOMAS

‘Deftly woven and alive with rage’ KAT DUNN

‘A fearless historical fiction writer’ EMMA HINDS

‘Will make you weep before punching the air’ LOUISE HARE

‘A glorious feminist reimagining’ NAOMI KELSEY

‘Left me breathless’ MARY CHAMBERLAIN

‘Spectacularly daring’ ANNA CAIG

'I was completely hooked' AMÉLIE SKODA

'A triumphant mix of reimagined classic and bold, ambitious storytelling' LIANNE DILLSWORTH

‘Shouting-at-the-page levels of investable’ CHARLOTTE PARADISE

'Compelling’ SCOTTISH FIELD

‘Wonderfully immersive and deeply satisfying’ LUCY BARKER

‘Original, bold and fierce’ HESTER MUSSON