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Caroline Lawrence

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in London, The United Kingdom

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http://www.romanmysteries.com

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Mystery & Thrillers, Children's Books, Historical Fiction

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Caroline Lawrence won a scholarship to Cambridge to read Classical Archaeology, then did a degree in Hebrew and Jewish studies at University College London. She now lives in London with her English husband and teaches Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Art and French to children.

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City Wall - a new mini-museum in London

As I stood at the top of the black marble stairs going down, I felt a prickle at the back of my neck... ‘At almost every ancient site in the world,’ said Solomon Daisy over his shoulder, ‘when you go down, you go back in time.’ (The Time Travel Diaries, p 15)

I was inspired to write those words (and an entire book) by stairs at the London Mithraeum, a relatively new museum that brilliantly showca

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	The Thieves of Ostia (Roman Mysteries, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 3,765 ratings — published 2001 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secrets of Vesuvius (Roman Mysteries, #2) 3.90 avg rating — 2,408 ratings — published 2001 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pirates of Pompeii (Roman Mysteries, #3) 3.98 avg rating — 1,875 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Assassins of Rome (Roman Mysteries, #4) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,650 ratings — published 2002 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dolphins of Laurentum (The Roman Mysteries, #5) 4.09 avg rating — 1,577 ratings — published 2003 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Twelve Tasks of Flavia Gemina (The Roman Mysteries, #6) 3.94 avg rating — 1,376 ratings — published 2003 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gladiators from Capua (The Roman Mysteries, #8) 4.04 avg rating — 1,178 ratings — published 2004 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Enemies of Jupiter (The Roman Mysteries, #7) 3.96 avg rating — 1,202 ratings — published 2003 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Colossus of Rhodes (Roman Mysteries, #9) 4.03 avg rating — 1,030 ratings — published 2005 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fugitive from Corinth (The Roman Mysteries, #10) 4.02 avg rating — 1,003 ratings — published 2005 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Roman Mysteries (17 books)
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Joyful Parenting: Raising a Family of Faith, Fun, and Friendship.

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Caroline Lawrence said: " This book purports to be by Caroline Lawrence, author of the Roman Mysteries, The P.K. Pinkerton books and many other historical novels for children and YA readers. However I AM CAROLINE LAWRENCE and I DID NOT WRITE THIS BOOK. It is either by another ...more "

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Maggot Moon

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Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1)

by Elizabeth Wein (Goodreads Author)

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“Flavia watched Flaccus lie down and close his eyes. She wanted to ask him a dozen questions. How had he found out they were back in Italia? Why was he helping them? What was marriage to Prudentilla like? Why had he looked so hurt when he found her kissing Tranquillus? Flaccus’s muscular forearm was over his eyes to keep out the bright sunshine. Presently he fell asleep. His arm slipped back above his head and his forehead relaxed. Although he was twenty, he suddenly looked very young. Flavia swallowed hard. She realised she was still completely and utterly in love with him.”
― Caroline Lawrence, The Roman Mysteries Complete Collection

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“Death either destroys us or frees us.”
― Caroline Lawrence, Roman Mysteries Complete Collection

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“I love reading books because...
1. books teach you how to live.
2. books teach you how to love.
3. books encourage you and give you hope.
4, books lift you up when you are down.
5. books take you to places and times you could never otherwise visit”
― Caroline Lawrence

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“I’ve never written for kids… I’m just trying to tap into the kid in myself & just go with my taste.”
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“Good prose should be transparent, like a window pane.”
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“It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

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“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.”
― Hippocrates

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“It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.”
― Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities