Eleanor Barker-White is a family support worker at HMP Erlestoke, Wiltshire. She holds a Creative Writing MA from Bath Spa, and is working on a second novel based on her experience of working with families affected by crime and criminal justice. Her first novel, My Name Was Eden, was inspired by more personal experiences: after a long ordeal with IVF Eleanor conceived twins, but due to Vanishing Twin Syndrome only one of her children survived. She was surprised to go on to have another child naturally. She tweets @Penningprose.My Name Was Eden will be published by HarperNorth in the UK and William Morrow in the US in spring 2024.

'It's marketed as a perfect read for fans of Ashley Audrain's The Push. Let's just say this debut thriller delivered' READER'S DIGEST *30 Most Anticipated Books of 2024*

Eleanor Barker-White is a family support worker at HMP Erlestoke, Wiltshire. She holds a Creative Writing MA from Bath Spa, and is working on a second novel based on her experience of working with families affected by crime and criminal justice. Her first novel, My Name Was Eden, was inspired by more personal experiences: after a long ordeal with IVF Eleanor conceived twins, but due to Vanishing Twin Syndrome only one of her children survived. She was surprised to go on to have another child naturally. She tweets @Penningprose.My Name Was Eden will be published by HarperNorth in the UK and William Morrow in the US in spring 2024.

'It's marketed as a perfect read for fans of Ashley Audrain's The Push. Let's just say this debut thriller delivered' READER'S DIGEST *30 Most Anticipated Books of 2024*