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Anne Bennett Books in Order

Anne Bennett has written 22 books, published between 1998 and 2021. The first book is A Little Learning (1998) and the newest is As Time Goes By (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
22
Published
1998–2021
Pages on record
5,567 in 11 of 22 books
Reading time
93–139 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,567 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 22 titles with a page count on record.

See all 22 books in order Printable Anne Bennett checklist

Sagas set against the Second World War, family life and social conditions in England and Ireland make up the subjects attached to Anne Bennett's catalogue. The listing holds 22 books published between 1998 and 2021, opening with A Little Learning (1998) and closing with As Time Goes By (2021); Pack Up Your Troubles (2000), Danny Boy (2004), Daughter Of Mine (2005) and To Have and to Hold (2006) fall between. McCluskey Saga is the one series recorded, and no title has been added since 2021.

How many Anne Bennett books are there?

Anne Bennett has 22 books, released between 1998 and 2021. They include 2 series and 15 titles listed outside any series.

Anne Bennett Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 22 Anne Bennett 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 Love Me Tender by Anne Bennett (1999)
  2. Cover of A Strong Hand to Hold by Anne Bennett (1999)
  3. Cover of Till the Sun Shines Through by Anne Bennett (2004)
  4. Cover of Danny Boy by Anne Bennett (2004)
  5. Cover of Daughter Of Mine by Anne Bennett (2005)
  6. Cover of Mother’s Only Child by Anne Bennett (2006)
  7. Cover of To Have and to Hold by Anne Bennett (2006)
  8. Cover of A Sister's Promise by Anne Bennett, book 1 of the Sullivan Family series (2007)
  9. Cover of A Daughter's Secret by Anne Bennett, book 2 of the Sullivan Family series (2008)
  10. Cover of A Mother's Spirit by Anne Bennett, book 3 of the Sullivan Family series (2009)
  11. Cover of The Child Left Behind by Anne Bennett, book 4 of the Sullivan Family series (2009)
  12. Cover of Keep the Home Fires Burning by Anne Bennett (2010)
  13. Cover of Far From Home by Anne Bennett (2012)
  14. Cover of If You Were the Only Girl by Anne Bennett (2012)
  15. Cover of A Girl Can Dream by Anne Bennett (2014)
  16. Cover of Another Man’s Child by Anne Bennett (2015)
  17. Cover of Forget-Me-Not Child by Anne Bennett, book 1 of the McCluskey Saga (2017)
  1. 1
    A Little Learning1998 · confirmed 2/4
    1998–
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  2. 2
    Love Me Tender1999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999–
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  3. 3
    A Strong Hand to Hold1999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999–
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  4. 4
    Pack Up Your Troubles2000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  5. 5
    Walking Back to Happiness2002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–
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  6. 6
    Till the Sun Shines Through2004 · 624 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004624
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  7. 7
    Danny Boy2004 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004464
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  8. 8
    Daughter Of Mine2005 · 608 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005608
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  9. 9
    Mother’s Only Child2006 · 566 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006566
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  10. 10
    To Have and to Hold2006 · 538 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006538
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  11. 11
    A Sister's PromiseSullivan Family #12007 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007448
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  12. 12
    A Daughter's SecretSullivan Family #22008 · 608 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008608
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  13. 13
    A Mother's SpiritSullivan Family #32009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  14. 14
    The Child Left BehindSullivan Family #42009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  15. 15
    Keep the Home Fires Burning2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  16. 16
    Far From Home2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  17. 17
    If You Were the Only Girl2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  18. 18
    A Girl Can Dream2014 · 436 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014436
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  19. 19
    Another Man’s Child2015 · 417 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015417
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  20. 20
    Forget-Me-Not ChildMcCluskey Saga #12017 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017464
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  21. 21
    Child on the DoorstepMcCluskey Saga #22018 · 394 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018394
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  22. 22
    As Time Goes ByMcCluskey Saga #32021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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Anne Bennett 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.

Sullivan Family in order

4 books
  1. 1. A Sister's Promise
  2. 2. A Daughter's Secret
  3. 3. A Mother's Spirit
  4. 4. The Child Left Behind

McCluskey Saga in order

3 books
  1. 1. Forget-Me-Not Child
  2. 2. Child on the Doorstep
  3. 3. As Time Goes By

Standalone books

15 books

15 Anne Bennett titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Anne Bennett books in order?

You only need to read Anne Bennett books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Anne Bennett

Start with A Little Learning (1998), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Anne Bennett book?

As Time Goes By (2021) is the newest Anne Bennett book released so far.

Is there a new Anne Bennett book coming?

No next Anne Bennett book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Anne Bennett at a glance

Paused
No new Anne Bennett title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Anne Bennett books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
5,567 pages across the 11 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 464 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Anne Bennett books, 11 of 22, were published in the 2000s.

What the Anne Bennett books are about

21 of the 22 Anne Bennett books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: england is tagged on 12 of 21. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.