Caroline Lawrence

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF FLAVIA GEMINA
The year is 79 AD.

The place is Ostia, the port of Rome.

From here, Flavia Gemina, daughter of a Roman sea captain, embarks on thrilling adventures with her three friends Jonathan, Nubia and Lupus.
As she and her friends attempt to solve their first crime, the clues lead them around Ostia: to the harbour, the forum, the lighthouse, and the tombs of the dead.

Later riddles and mysteries take them to Pompeii, Sorrento, Capri... and Rome itself

Caroline Lawrence was born in London. Her American parents returned to the United States shortly afterwards and she grew up in Bakersfield, California with her younger brother and sister. Her father taught English and drama in a local high school and her mother was an artist.

When she was twelve, Caroline's family moved to Stanford University in northern California so that her father could study Linguistics. Caroline inherited her father's love of words and her mother's love of art. She subsequently studied Classics at Berkeley, where she won a Marshall Scholarship to Cambridge. There, at Newnham College, she studied Classical Art and Archaeology. right:Caroline and friends at the Colosseum (2001)

After Cambridge, Caroline remained in England, and later took an MA in Hebrew and Jewish Studies at University College, London. She then taught Latin, French and art at a small London primary school. In 2000 she wrote 'The Thieves of Ostia', the first in a series of children's adventure stories set in Ancient Rome. The Roman Mysteries combine Caroline's love of art history, ancient languages and travel. Her other passions include cinema, jazz and London. Caroline has a son Simon, from a previous marriage, and she now lives by the river in London with her husband Richard, a graphic designer.