Lyn Andrews Books in Order
Lyn Andrews has written 41 books, published between 1989 and 2023. The first book is The White Empress (1989) and the newest is Goodbye, Mersey View (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 41
- Published
- 1989–2023
- Pages on record
- 2,792 in 7 of 41 books
Lyn Andrews is the pen name of the British novelist Lynda M. Andrews, born in 1943. Andrews writes family sagas set mainly in Liverpool and Ireland, taking in working-class life, female friendship and social conditions in England. The White Empress opened the catalogue in 1989, followed by The Sisters O'Donnell, Liverpool Lou, The Leaving of Liverpool and Maggie May. 41 books run to Goodbye, Mersey View in 2023, at a median of 408 pages apiece.
Source: Wikidata
How many Lyn Andrews books are there?
Lyn Andrews has 41 books, released between 1989 and 2023.
Lyn Andrews Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 41 Lyn Andrews books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.
- 1The White Empress1989 · 408 pages · confirmed 1/419894081/4
- 2The Sisters O'Donnell1990 · confirmed 1/41990–1/4
- 3Liverpool Lou1991 · confirmed 1/41991–1/4
- 4Ellan Vannin1991 · confirmed 1/41991–1/4
- 5The Leaving of Liverpool1992 · confirmed 1/41992–1/4
- 6Maggie May1993 · confirmed 1/41993–1/4
- 7Mist Over The Mersey1994 · confirmed 1/41994–1/4
- 8Mersey Blues1995 · confirmed 1/41995–1/4
- 9Liverpool Lamplight1996 · confirmed 1/41996–1/4
- 10Liverpool Songbird1996 · confirmed 1/41996–1/4
- 11Where the Mersey Flows1997 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/419973521/4
- 12From this Day Forth1997 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/419973841/4
- 13Angels of Mercy1998 · confirmed 1/41998–1/4
- 14When Tomorrow Dawns1998 · confirmed 1/41998–1/4
- 15Take these Broken Wings1999 · confirmed 1/41999–1/4
- 16My Sister's Child2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 17The House on Lonely Street2001 · confirmed 1/42001–1/4
- 18A Wing and a Prayer2002 · confirmed 1/42002–1/4
- 19Love and a Promise2002 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/420024481/4
- 20When Daylight Comes2003 · confirmed 1/42003–1/4
- 21Across a Summer Sea2003 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/420034161/4
- 22A Mother's Love2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 23Every Mother's Son2005 · confirmed 1/42005–1/4
- 24Friends Forever2006 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/420064161/4
- 25Far from Home2006 · confirmed 1/42006–1/4
- 26Days of Hope2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 27A Daughter's Journey2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 28A Secret in the Family2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 29The Ties that Bind2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 30To Love and to Cherish2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 31Beyond a Misty Shore2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 32The Queen's Promise2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 33Sunlight on the Mersey2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 34Liverpool Angels2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 35From Liverpool with Love2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 362015–1/4
- 37Heart and Home2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 38Liverpool Sisters2017 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/420173681/4
- 39The Liverpool Matchgirl2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 40The Girls From Mersey View2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 41Goodbye, Mersey View2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
Lyn Andrews books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Lynda M. Andrews Short Stories/Novellas
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Standalone books
40 books40 Lyn Andrews titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Lyn Andrews Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Lyn Andrews books run from The White Empress (1989) to Goodbye, Mersey View (2023), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Lyn Andrews in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Lyn Andrews books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 41 Lyn Andrews books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Lyn Andrews
Start with The White Empress (1989), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Lyn Andrews book?
Goodbye, Mersey View (2023) is the newest Lyn Andrews book released so far.
Is there a new Lyn Andrews book coming?
No next Lyn Andrews book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Lyn Andrews at a glance
- Paused
- No new Lyn Andrews title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Lyn Andrews books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,792 pages across the 7 of 41 books with a recorded length, a median of 408 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Lyn Andrews books, 14 of 41, were published in the 1990s.
When Lyn Andrews books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Lyn Andrews titles appeared. 1990s was the most productive decade with 14 titles.
41 books total across 5 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Lyn Andrews books are about
11 of the 41 Lyn Andrews books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: manners and customs is tagged on 5 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Manners and customs 5 of 11 books
- Social life and customs 5 of 11 books
- England 4 of 11 books
- Social conditions 4 of 11 books
- Sagas 3 of 11 books
- Family life 2 of 11 books
- Female friendship 2 of 11 books
- Irish fiction 2 of 11 books