Fiona Flint Books | historical fiction writer

Fiona Flint

Writer of Historical Fiction.

Once upon a time I examined weapons from Dark Age cemeteries in museum basements for a living. Nowadays I stalk my ancestors in Victorian newspapers... just for fun.

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BOOKS

Finished projects and things in the pipeline ...

The Horse Slaughterer's Daughter

A Victorian coming-of-age story set in dingy alleyways among fallen women and bare-knuckle fighters.

Cheshire Novel Prize 2025 Top 100

The Horse Slaughterer's Daughter

** Cheshire Novel Prize 2025 Top 100 **

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?

"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"