Gil McNeil Books in Order
Gil McNeil has written 12 books, published between 2001 and 2014. The first book is The Only Boy For Me (2001) and the newest is A Good Year for the Roses (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 2001–2014
- Confirmed
- 12 of 12 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,248 in 10 of 12 books
- Reading time
- 54–81 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,248 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 12 titles with a page count on record.
Gil McNeil writes humorous fiction about single mothers and family life in England. The 12 catalogued books open with The Only Boy For Me (2001) and include Stand by Your Man (2004), The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club, also issued as Divas Don't Knit (2007), and Needles and Pearls (2008). The non-fiction titles Mums (2007), Dads (2008) and Grandparents (2009) sit alongside the novels, and A Good Year for the Roses (2014) closes the run.
How many Gil McNeil books are there?
Gil McNeil has 12 books, released between 2001 and 2014. They include 2 separate series.
Gil McNeil Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Gil McNeil 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.
- 120012563/4
- 220023123/4
- 320033203/4
- 420043203/4
- 520073203/4
- 6The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club / Diva's Don't KnitBeach Street Knitting Society #12007 · confirmed 3/42007–3/4
- 720082443/4
- 820083843/4
- 92009–3/4
- 1020113843/4
- 1120114043/4
- 1220143043/4
Gil McNeil 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.
Gil McNeil Standalone Novels
4 books4 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Gil McNeil Non-Fiction
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Beach Street Knitting Society in order
3 booksGil McNeil in order
2 books- 1. Magic
- 2. Summer Magic
Do you have to read Gil McNeil books in order?
You only need to read Gil McNeil 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 Gil McNeil
Start with The Only Boy For Me (2001), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Gil McNeil book?
A Good Year for the Roses (2014) is the newest Gil McNeil book released so far.
Is there a new Gil McNeil book coming?
No next Gil McNeil book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Gil McNeil at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Gil McNeil title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Gil McNeil books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,248 pages across the 10 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Gil McNeil books, 9 of 12, were published in the 2000s.
What the Gil McNeil books are about
All 12 Gil McNeil 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 3 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- England 3 of 12 books
- Single mothers 3 of 12 books
- Humor 2 of 12 books
- Quotations 2 of 12 books
- Single women 2 of 12 books