Fiona Flint Books

The Horse Slaughterer's Daughter

It is 1871. When her father disowns her, Mary must make a respectable marriage or never see Ramsgate again. But can love be found in a beer shop in Blue Town? And how will she know it if she finds it?

Cheshire Novel Prize 2025 Top 100

"The story's heart and emotional stakes shine through"

"The family dynamics are compelling"

"Immediately pulls the reader into Ramsgate.. the bustling streets and the claustrophobic domestic spaces"

A voracious reader of historical novels, I began writing when I became a mum and found myself awake in the early hours. My background is in archaeology but these days I enjoy stalking my ancestors in Victorian newspapers.

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