Gill Thompson Books in Order
Gill Thompson has written 4 books, published between 2019 and 2023. The first book is The Child On Platform One (2019) and the newest is The Orphans on the Train (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 4
- Published
- 2019–2023
Gill Thompson's catalogue holds four novels, published between 2019 and 2023: The Child On Platform One (2019), The Oceans Between Us (2019), The Lighthouse Sisters (2022) and The Orphans on the Train (2023). Nothing has followed The Orphans on the Train, and the catalogue is dormant.
Thompson's debut, The Oceans Between Us, examined child migration schemes between Britain and Australia. Her novels focus on overlooked aspects of twentieth-century history, following ordinary people caught in extraordinary circumstances.
How many Gill Thompson books are there?
Gill Thompson has 4 books, released between 2019 and 2023.
Gill Thompson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 4 Gill Thompson books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Child On Platform One2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 2The Oceans Between Us2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 3The Lighthouse Sisters2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 4The Orphans on the Train2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
Gill Thompson 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.
Standalone books
4 books4 Gill Thompson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Gill Thompson books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 4 Gill Thompson books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Gill Thompson
Start with The Child On Platform One (2019), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Gill Thompson book?
The Orphans on the Train (2023) is the newest Gill Thompson book released so far.
Is there a new Gill Thompson book coming?
No next Gill Thompson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Gill Thompson at a glance
- Paused
- No new Gill Thompson title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Gill Thompson books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Busiest decade
- Most Gill Thompson books, 2 of 4, were published in the 2020s.