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Annie Murray Books in Order

Annie Murray has written 29 books, published between 1995 and 2023. The first book is Birmingham Rose (1995) and the newest is Wartime for the Chocolate Girls (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
29
Published
1995–2023
Pages on record
6,181 in 13 of 29 books
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Annie Murray writes English family sagas, most of them set in Birmingham. Women and children in wartime are her recurring subject, across both world wars, and the Chocolate Girls books take in the Cadbury factory at Bournville while other novels turn to the city's Jewellery Quarter. Birmingham Rose (1995) opens the catalogue, followed by Birmingham Blitz (1998), Birmingham Friends (1998), Orphan Of Angel Street (1999) and Poppy Day (2000). Her 2007 novel Where Earth Meets Sky drew a Romantic Historical Novel of the Year nomination from the Romantic Novelists Association. The 29 catalogued books reach Wartime for the Chocolate Girls (2023) and run long, a median of 516 pages.

How many Annie Murray books are there?

Annie Murray has 29 books, released between 1995 and 2023. They include 5 series and 15 titles listed outside any series.

Annie Murray Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 29 Annie Murray 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 Birmingham Rose by Annie Murray, book 1 of the Birmingham series (1995)
  2. Cover of Birmingham Friends by Annie Murray, book 2 of the Birmingham series (1998)
  3. Cover of Birmingham Blitz / Kate and Olivia by Annie Murray, book 3 of the Birmingham series (1998)
  4. Cover of Orphan Of Angel Street by Annie Murray (1999)
  5. Cover of Poppy Day by Annie Murray (2000)
  6. Cover of The Narrowboat Girl by Annie Murray, book 1 of the Narrowboat Girl series (2001)
  7. Cover of Chocolate Girls by Annie Murray, book 1 of the Chocolate Girls series (2003)
  8. Cover of Water Gypsies by Annie Murray, book 2 of the Narrowboat Girl series (2004)
  9. Cover of Miss Purdy's Class by Annie Murray (2005)
  10. Cover of Family of Women by Annie Murray (2006)
  11. Cover of Where Earth Meets Sky by Annie Murray (2007)
  12. Cover of The Bells of Bournville Green by Annie Murray, book 2 of the Chocolate Girls series (2008)
  13. Cover of A Hopscotch Summer by Annie Murray, book 1 of the Hopscotch Summer series (2009)
  14. Cover of Soldier Girl by Annie Murray, book 2 of the Hopscotch Summer series (2010)
  15. Cover of All the Days of Our Lives by Annie Murray, book 3 of the Hopscotch Summer series (2011)
  16. Cover of My Daughter, My Mother by Annie Murray (2012)
  17. Cover of The Women of Lilac Street by Annie Murray (2013)
  18. Cover of Meet Me Under the Clock by Annie Murray (2014)
  19. Cover of War Babies by Annie Murray (2015)
  20. Cover of Now The War Is Over by Annie Murray (2016)
  21. Cover of The Doorstep Child by Annie Murray (2017)
  22. Cover of Mother and Child by Annie Murray (2019)
  23. Cover of Girls In Tin Hats by Annie Murray (2020)
  1. 1
    Birmingham RoseBirmingham #11995 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995432
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  2. 2
    Birmingham FriendsBirmingham #21998 · 560 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998560
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  3. 3
    Birmingham Blitz / Kate and OliviaBirmingham #31998 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998448
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  4. 4
    Orphan Of Angel Street1999 · 528 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999528
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  5. 5
    Poppy Day2000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
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  6. 6
    The Narrowboat GirlNarrowboat Girl #12001 · 300 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001300
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  7. 7
    Chocolate GirlsChocolate Girls #12003 · 528 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003528
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  8. 8
    Water GypsiesNarrowboat Girl #22004 · 464 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004464
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  9. 9
    Miss Purdy's Class2005 · 528 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005528
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  10. 10
    Family of Women2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  11. 11
    Where Earth Meets Sky2007 · 544 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007544
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  12. 12
    The Bells of Bournville GreenChocolate Girls #22008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  13. 13
    A Hopscotch SummerHopscotch Summer #12009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  14. 14
    Soldier GirlHopscotch Summer #22010 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010400
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  15. 15
    All the Days of Our LivesHopscotch Summer #32011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  16. 16
    My Daughter, My Mother2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  17. 17
    Papa Georgio2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  18. 18
    The Women of Lilac Street2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  19. 19
    Meet Me Under the Clock2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  20. 20
    War Babies2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  21. 21
    Now The War Is Over2016 · 533 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016533
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  22. 22
    The Doorstep Child2017 · 516 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017516
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  23. 23
    Sisters of GoldSisters of Gold #12018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  24. 24
    The Silversmith's DaughterSisters of Gold #22019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  25. 25
    Mother and Child2019 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019400
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  26. 26
    Girls In Tin Hats2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  27. 27
    Black Country Orphan2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  28. 28
    Secrets of the Chocolate GirlsChocolate Girls #32022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  29. 29
    Wartime for the Chocolate GirlsChocolate Girls #42023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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Annie Murray 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.

Chocolate Girls in order

4 books
  1. 1. Chocolate Girls
  2. 2. The Bells of Bournville Green
  3. 3. Secrets of the Chocolate Girls
  4. 4. Wartime for the Chocolate Girls

Birmingham in order

3 books
  1. 1. Birmingham Rose
  2. 2. Birmingham Friends
  3. 3. Birmingham Blitz / Kate and Olivia

Hopscotch Summer in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Hopscotch Summer
  2. 2. Soldier Girl
  3. 3. All the Days of Our Lives

Narrowboat Girl in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Narrowboat Girl
  2. 2. Water Gypsies

Sisters of Gold in order

2 books
  1. 1. Sisters of Gold
  2. 2. The Silversmith's Daughter

Standalone books

15 books

15 Annie Murray titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Annie Murray books in order?

You only need to read Annie Murray books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Annie Murray

Start with Birmingham Rose (1995), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Annie Murray book?

Wartime for the Chocolate Girls (2023) is the newest Annie Murray book released so far.

Is there a new Annie Murray book coming?

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

Annie Murray at a glance

Paused
No new Annie Murray title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Annie Murray books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
6,181 pages across the 13 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 516 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Annie Murray books, 12 of 29, were published in the 2010s.

What the Annie Murray books are about

23 of the 29 Annie Murray 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 11 of 23. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.