Meet
Barbara De Smedt
Author of Thrilling Books, Co-Author Novels
Originally from Antwerp, author Barbara De Smedt (1976) wanted to become a "writer" as a child. However, as is often the case with childhood dreams, this one ended up in a dark corner.
She successively studied Political Science and Translator-Interpreter - both unsuccessfully - with the goal of becoming a journalist. Without a degree in her pocket, however, she was forced to change course and started her career as a sales clerk. In an attempt to make something of life, she hopped from job to job.
This changed when she started as a Herbalife coach at the age of twenty-five. She and her husband managed to turn a side job into a successful business, and she is reaping the benefits of that today.
In December 2019, she emigrated with her family to the beautiful Portuguese coast and today she spends her free time writing and studying Psychology, a science that has always fascinated her.
Barbara has two children and - as befits a Hamley author - a dog (LuÃs) and a cat (Kenzo).
