Catherine Law is the author of historical novels set in the first half of the 20th century, with stories encompassing the First and Second World Wars, and the aftermath of those turbulent times.

Her books are inspired by the tales our mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers tell us, and the secrets they keep…

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“Catherine Law’s historical novels set in the twentieth century are written with style, sensitivity and an impressive grasp of the time period she is writing about”

— Bookish Jottings

“The author’s writing is stunning, and the story everything I wanted it to be”

— Being Anne

“A masterclass in great storytelling”

— Tony riches, author

Coming soon... on 6 December 2024

The Artist’s Daughter

Her father’s legacy… Her family’s shame…

A secret held by too many generations…

1936 Brought up in Cornwall by her grandparents, Aster thinks often of her parents, who were taken from her at a tragically early age. The only thing she has to remember her mother Violet by is her Flower Book, a journal of pressed flowers that charts Violet’s life and dreams – and keeps all her secrets...

On her 21st birthday, Aster receives devastating news that turns everything she knew about herself upside down. Will she finally discover what really happened to her parents?

OUT 6 December 2024 in ebook, paperback and audio, published by Boldwood.

First published in 2014 as The Flower Book

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Meet Catherine

Catherine was born in Harrow, Middlesex, and now lives 10 minutes from the sea in Margate.

Her novels are set in the first half of the 20th century, in and around the First and Second World Wars, inspired by the tales our mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers tells us, and the secrets they keep.

Find out more about Catherine