Clare Flynn lives in England on the Sussex coast, where she can see the sea from her windows. She lived there during her teenage years and returned to be close to the sea and the South Downs after twenty years living in London.
Born in Liverpool, the eldest of five children, she read English Language and Literature at Manchester University. where she spent most of her time studying sex, drugs and rock and roll at the expense of Beowulf and Chomsky.
Born in Liverpool, the eldest of five children, she read English Language and Literature at Manchester University. where she spent most of her time studying sex, drugs and rock and roll at the expense of Beowulf and Chomsky.
Genres: Historical, Sagas
New and upcoming books
Series
Across the Seas
1. A Greater World (2014)
2. Storms Gather Between Us (2019)
aka Under a Southern Sky
1. A Greater World (2014)
2. Storms Gather Between Us (2019)
aka Under a Southern Sky
Penang
1. The Pearl of Penang (2019)
2. Prisoner from Penang (2020)
3. A Painter in Penang (2020)
4. Jasmine in Paris (2021)
1. The Pearl of Penang (2019)
2. Prisoner from Penang (2020)
3. A Painter in Penang (2020)
4. Jasmine in Paris (2021)
Pandora's Boxed Set (with Lorna Fergusson, Linda Gillard, Helena Halme and Liza Perrat)
1. No Woman is an Island (omnibus) (2021)
1. No Woman is an Island (omnibus) (2021)
Hearts of Glass
1. The Colour of Glass (2023)
aka The Artist's Apprentice
2. The Artist's Wife (2024)
3. The Artist's War (2024)
1. The Colour of Glass (2023)
aka The Artist's Apprentice
2. The Artist's Wife (2024)
3. The Artist's War (2024)
Novels
Kurinji Flowers (2014)
Letters From a Patchwork Quilt (2015)
The Green Ribbons (2016)
The Gamekeeper's Wife (2018)
Sisters at War (2021)
Letters From a Patchwork Quilt (2015)
The Green Ribbons (2016)
The Gamekeeper's Wife (2018)
Sisters at War (2021)
Collections
Omnibus editions show
Books containing stories by Clare Flynn
Clare Flynn recommends

The Sea Stone Sisters (2026)
(Sea Stone Sisters, book 1)
Eleanor Buchanan
"What a fantastic read. Eleanor Buchanan is a wonderful storyteller. The Sea Stone Sisters is a vivid sweeping saga of family, love, separation and ancient curses, set in a series of stunning locations. Evocative, immersive and completely involving. I dropped everything until I'd finished, and now I can't wait for the next one."
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