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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
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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.

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 September 2026.

  1. Cover of The White Empress by Lyn Andrews (1989)
  2. Cover of Where the Mersey Flows by Lyn Andrews (1997)
  3. Cover of From this Day Forth by Lyn Andrews (1997)
  4. Cover of Love and a Promise by Lyn Andrews (2002)
  5. Cover of Across a Summer Sea by Lyn Andrews (2003)
  6. Cover of Friends Forever by Lyn Andrews (2006)
  7. Cover of A Daughter's Journey by Lyn Andrews (2008)
  8. Cover of A Secret in the Family by Lyn Andrews (2009)
  9. Cover of Beyond a Misty Shore by Lyn Andrews (2011)
  10. Cover of Sunlight on the Mersey by Lyn Andrews (2012)
  1. 1
    The White Empress1989 · 408 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989408
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  2. 2
    The Sisters O'Donnell1990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990–
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  3. 3
    Liverpool Lou1991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  4. 4
    Ellan Vannin1991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  5. 5
    The Leaving of Liverpool1992 · confirmed 1/4
    1992–
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  6. 6
    Maggie May1993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  7. 7
    Mist Over The Mersey1994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
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  8. 8
    Mersey Blues1995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
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  9. 9
    Liverpool Lamplight1996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996–
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  10. 10
    Liverpool Songbird1996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996–
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  11. 11
    Where the Mersey Flows1997 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997352
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  12. 12
    From this Day Forth1997 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997384
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  13. 13
    Angels of Mercy1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  14. 14
    When Tomorrow Dawns1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  15. 15
    Take these Broken Wings1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  16. 16
    My Sister's Child2000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
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  17. 17
    The House on Lonely Street2001 · confirmed 1/4
    2001–
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  18. 18
    A Wing and a Prayer2002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002–
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  19. 19
    Love and a Promise2002 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002448
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  20. 20
    When Daylight Comes2003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
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  21. 21
    Across a Summer Sea2003 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003416
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  22. 22
    A Mother's Love2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  23. 23
    Every Mother's Son2005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
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  24. 24
    Friends Forever2006 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006416
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  25. 25
    Far from Home2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  26. 26
    Days of Hope2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  27. 27
    A Daughter's Journey2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  28. 28
    A Secret in the Family2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  29. 29
    The Ties that Bind2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  30. 30
    To Love and to Cherish2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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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 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Standalone books

40 books

40 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.

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