Amanda Hellberg

Amanda Hellberg is an author, artist and illustrator who grew up in the Swedish countryside in the small village Varnhem. She has a Master's degree in English literature and moved to the UK in her 20s. Her first novel Styggelsen (Abomination) was the first horror novel to ever be shortlisted for Best First Novel in Sweden in 2009 and she has since published many books for adults and children. Amanda's prose is effortlessly beautiful and her novels are full of sumptuous description and great psychological insight, passionate relationships and thrilling events, often in historic settings. Amanda is on instagram and twitter: @amandahellb