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Maeve Binchy Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Maeve Binchy in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 48 books / 6 series

Irish author best known for heartwarming novels like *Circle of Friends* and *Tara Road*. Her books have sold over 40 million copies worldwide, cementing her legacy as a beloved storyteller. This page provides the Maeve Binchy books in order, including both chronological publication order and series reading order.

Books by Maeve Binchy in Publication Order

1978 Central Line POoC / 1 Buy
1979 Maeve's Diary POoNB / 1 Buy
1980 Victoria Line / London Transports POoC / 2 Buy
1981 Dublin Four POoC / 3 Buy
1982 Light a Penny Candle POoSN / 1 Buy
1984 The Lilac Bus POoSN / 2 Buy
1985 Echoes POoSN / 3 Buy
1987 Firefly Summer POoSN / 4 Buy
1988 Silver Wedding POoSN / 5 Buy
1989 Sweeping Beauties(By: Rita Kelly,Elaine Crowley) POoFfFB / 1 Buy
1990 Story Teller POoC / 4 Buy
1990 Circle of Friends POoSN / 6 Buy
1991 Cinderella on the Ball(By: Zoë Fairbairns) POoFfFB / 2 Buy
1992 The Copper Beech POoSN / 7 Buy
1993 Dublin People POoC / 5 Buy
1994 Ride on Rapunzel POoFfFB / 3 Buy
1994 The Glass Lake POoSN / 8 Buy
1995 Dear Maeve POoNB / 2 Buy
1995 This Year It Will Be Different and Other Stories POoC / 6 Buy
1995 Shancarrig POoSN / 9 Buy
1996 Cross Lines POoC / 7 Buy
1996 Evening Class POoSN / 10 Buy
1998 The Return Journey POoC / 8 Buy
1998 Tara Road POoSN / 11 Buy
1999 Aches & Pains POoNB / 3 Buy
2000 Scarlet Feather POoSN / 12 Buy
2002 The Builders POoSS / 1 Buy
2002 Quentins POoSN / 13 Buy
2004 Nights of Rain and Stars POoSN / 14 Buy
2006 Deeply Regretted By POoP / 1 Buy
2006 Star Sullivan POoSS / 2 Buy
2006 A Time to Dance POoNB / 4 Buy
2006 Whitethorn Woods POoSN / 15 Buy
2008 The Maeve Binchy Writers' Club POoNB / 5 Buy
2008 Heart and Soul POoSN / 16 Buy
2009 Half Promised Land POoP / 2 Buy
2010 End of Term POoP / 3 Buy
2010 Minding Frankie POoSN / 17 Buy
2011 A Week in Summer POoSS / 3 Buy
2012 Full House POoSS / 4 Buy
2012 A Week in Winter POoSN / 18 Buy
2013 Maeve's Times POoC / 9 Buy
2014 Chestnut Street POoC / 10 Buy
2014 Sister Caravaggio(With: Peter Cunningham,Neil Donnelly,Cormac Millar,’il's N’ Dhuibhne,Mary O'Donnell,Peter Sheridan,Peter Cunningham) POoSN / 19 Buy
2015 A Few of the Girls POoC / 11 Buy
2016 Dusty's Winter POoSS / 5 Buy
2016 The September Letters POoSS / 6 Buy
2021 Maeve Binchy’s Treasury POoC / 12 Buy

Complete Maeve Binchy Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Plays Reading Order 3 books / 2006-2010
01 Deeply Regretted By 2006 Buy
02 Half Promised Land 2009 Buy
03 End of Term 2010 Buy
Collections Reading Order 12 books / 1978-2021
01 Central Line 1978 Buy
02 Victoria Line / London Transports 1980 Buy
03 Dublin Four 1981 Buy
04 Story Teller 1990 Buy
05 Dublin People 1993 Buy
06 This Year It Will Be Different and Other Stories 1995 Buy
07 Cross Lines 1996 Buy
08 The Return Journey 1998 Buy
09 Maeve's Times 2013 Buy
10 Chestnut Street 2014 Buy
11 A Few of the Girls 2015 Buy
12 Maeve Binchy’s Treasury 2021 Buy
01 The Builders 2002 Buy
02 Star Sullivan 2006 Buy
03 A Week in Summer 2011 Buy
04 Full House 2012 Buy
05 Dusty's Winter 2016 Buy
06 The September Letters 2016 Buy
Non-Fiction Reading Order 5 books / 1979-2008
01 Maeve's Diary 1979 Buy
02 Dear Maeve 1995 Buy
03 Aches & Pains 1999 Buy
04 A Time to Dance 2006 Buy
05 The Maeve Binchy Writers' Club 2008 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 19 books / 1982-2014
01 Light a Penny Candle 1982 Buy
02 The Lilac Bus 1984 Buy
03 Echoes 1985 Buy
04 Firefly Summer 1987 Buy
05 Silver Wedding 1988 Buy
06 Circle of Friends 1990 Buy
07 The Copper Beech 1992 Buy
08 The Glass Lake 1994 Buy
09 Shancarrig 1995 Buy
10 Evening Class 1996 Buy
11 Tara Road 1998 Buy
12 Scarlet Feather 2000 Buy
13 Quentins 2002 Buy
14 Nights of Rain and Stars 2004 Buy
15 Whitethorn Woods 2006 Buy
16 Heart and Soul 2008 Buy
17 Minding Frankie 2010 Buy
18 A Week in Winter 2012 Buy
19 Sister Caravaggio(With: Peter Cunningham,Neil Donnelly,Cormac Millar,’il's N’ Dhuibhne,Mary O'Donnell,Peter Sheridan,Peter Cunningham) 2014 Buy
01 Sweeping Beauties(By: Rita Kelly,Elaine Crowley) 1989 Buy
02 Cinderella on the Ball(By: Zoë Fairbairns) 1991 Buy
03 Ride on Rapunzel 1994 Buy

Where to start with Maeve Binchy

What is the best order to read Maeve Binchy books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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