Arriving 13th Feb!
Introducing the Hearts of Glass series
My two latest novels, The Artist’s Apprentice (previously titled The Colour of Glass) and its brand new sequel The Artist’s Wife – with new cover designs. Available now for pre-order!
Welcome to the website of Clare Flynn, award-winning and bestselling author of fourteen historical novels.
A Greater World was Clare’s debut novel. In the seven years since it was released, Clare has written and published fourteen historical novels and is working on number fifteen. Nine of her books are also published as audiobooks, all are in print as well as e-book, and she has ten books available in German translation with three in French.
My Books
Latest From the Blog…
My visit to Colour Revolution at the Ashmolean, Oxford
When I think of the Victorians I get visions of Dickensian smoke-clogged cities, widows’ weeds, funeral coaches with black-plumed horses, lots of gloomy tartan and blackened grates. The fabulous Colour Revolution exhibition aims to explode through all that with a...
A Day out in Ditchling
I can’t believe I’ve never been to Ditchling before. Less than twenty miles from me, it used to be home to artist Frank Brangwyn, and notorious sculptor Eric Gill, as well as several brilliant weavers.The pretty Downland village hosts the Museum of Art & Craft –...
Penang – How a Location Spoke to me
I’d had a writing drought for three months. Not what I’d expected when I set off to sail around the world in one hundred and thirty days. With all that time and having finished my previous book I was certain I would have the next one finished by the time I landed back...