Carol Drinkwater Books in Order
Carol Drinkwater has written 30 books, published between 1985 and 2022. The first book is The Haunted School (1985) and the newest is An Act of Love (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 30
- Published
- 1985–2022
- Pages on record
- 5,771 in 19 of 30 books
- Reading time
- 96–144 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,771 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 30 titles with a page count on record.
Carol Drinkwater is a British actress, writer and filmmaker born on 22 April 1948 and based in France. Drinkwater played Helen Herriot in the television adaptation of All Creatures Great and Small, which brought the 1985 Variety Club Television Personality of the Year award. The catalogue lists 30 books from The Haunted School (1985) to An Act of Love (2022). Molly and Molly on the Run appeared in 1996 and The Olive Farm in 2001. Olive and Molly are the named Drinkwater series, and subject tags include Provence, farm life, the olive trade and children's fiction.
Source: Wikidata
How many Carol Drinkwater books are there?
Carol Drinkwater has 30 books, released between 1985 and 2022. They include 2 series and 15 titles listed outside any series.
Carol Drinkwater Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 30 Carol Drinkwater 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 November 2026.
- 1The Haunted School1985 · 216 pages · confirmed 2/419852162/4
- 2An Abundance of Rain1989 · 406 pages · confirmed 2/419894062/4
- 3Akin to Love1991 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/419912882/4
- 4Mapping the Heart1993 · 344 pages · confirmed 2/419933442/4
- 519961602/4
- 619961602/4
- 7Crossing the Line2000 · 122 pages · confirmed 2/420001222/4
- 820013362/4
- 920012082/4
- 10Because you're mine2001 · confirmed 2/42001–2/4
- 1120012082/4
- 1220033522/4
- 1320032242/4
- 1420047042/4
- 152004–2/4
- 1620052402/4
- 172006–2/4
- 1820084482/4
- 192010–2/4
- 2020103492/4
- 212012–2/4
- 22The Girl in Room Fourteen2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 23Hotel Paradise2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 24The Only Girl in the World2014 · 158 pages · confirmed 2/420141582/4
- 25A Simple Act of Kindness2015 · confirmed 2/42015–2/4
- 26The Forgotten Summer2016 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/420164002/4
- 27The Love of a Stranger2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
- 28The Lost Girl2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
- 29The House on the Edge of the Cliff2019 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/420194482/4
- 30An Act of Love2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
Carol Drinkwater 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.
Olive in order
8 booksMy Story in order
5 books- 4. The Hunger
- 5. Twentieth Century Girl
- 10. Suffragette
- 14. Cadogan Square
- 16. Nowhere to Run
Molly in order
2 books- 1. Molly
- 2. Molly on the Run
Standalone books
15 books15 Carol Drinkwater titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Carol Drinkwater books in order?
You only need to read Carol Drinkwater 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 Carol Drinkwater
Start with The Haunted School (1985), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Carol Drinkwater book?
An Act of Love (2022) is the newest Carol Drinkwater book released so far.
Is there a new Carol Drinkwater book coming?
No next Carol Drinkwater book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Carol Drinkwater at a glance
- Paused
- No new Carol Drinkwater title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Carol Drinkwater books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,771 pages across the 19 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Carol Drinkwater books, 12 of 30, were published in the 2000s.
When Carol Drinkwater books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Carol Drinkwater titles appeared. 2000s was the most productive decade with 12 titles.
30 books total across 5 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Carol Drinkwater books are about
20 of the 30 Carol Drinkwater books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: homes and haunts is tagged on 6 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Homes and haunts 6 of 20 books
- Social life and customs 6 of 20 books
- Children's fiction 5 of 20 books
- History 5 of 20 books
- Homes 5 of 20 books
- Manners and customs 5 of 20 books
- Olive industry and trade 5 of 20 books
- Farm life 4 of 20 books
- Diaries 3 of 20 books
- Provence (france), social life and customs 3 of 20 books