Mary Chamberlain Books in Order
Mary Chamberlain has written 13 books, published between 1977 and 2021. The first book is Fenwomen (1977) and the newest is The Forgotten (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 13
- Published
- 1977–2021
- Pages on record
- 2,034 in 8 of 13 books
- Reading time
- 34–51 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,034 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 13 titles with a page count on record.
Mary Chamberlain is a British novelist and historian, born on 3 September 1947, whose books are widely held by libraries. The catalogue lists 13 books from Fenwomen (1977) to The Forgotten (2021). Growing Up in Lambeth (1989), Caribbean Migration: Globalized Identities (1998), Old Wives' Tales: The History of Remedies, Charms and Spells (2010) and The Mighty Jester (2014) are among them. Subject headings include women, rural conditions, England, villages and the Second World War.
How many Mary Chamberlain books are there?
Mary Chamberlain has 13 books, released between 1977 and 2021.
Mary Chamberlain Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 13 Mary Chamberlain 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.
- 1Fenwomen1977 · confirmed 1/41977–1/4
- 2Writing Lives: Conversations Between Women Writers1988 · 275 pages · confirmed 1/419882751/4
- 3Growing Up in Lambeth1989 · 182 pages · confirmed 1/419891821/4
- 4Narratives of Exile and Return1997 · 236 pages · confirmed 1/419972361/4
- 5Narrative and Genre1997 · 201 pages · confirmed 1/419972011/4
- 6Caribbean Migration: Globalized Identities1998 · 284 pages · confirmed 1/419982841/4
- 7Family Love in the Diaspora: Migration and the Anglo-Caribbean Experience2006 · confirmed 1/42006–1/4
- 8Old Wives' Tales: The History of Remedies, Charms and Spells2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 9Empire and Nation-building in the Caribbean: Barbados, 1937-662010 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/420102161/4
- 10The Mighty Jester2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 11The Dressmaker's War / The Dressmaker of Dachau2015 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/420153041/4
- 13The Forgotten2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
Mary Chamberlain 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
13 books13 Mary Chamberlain titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Mary Chamberlain books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 13 Mary Chamberlain books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Mary Chamberlain
Start with Fenwomen (1977), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Mary Chamberlain book?
The Forgotten (2021) is the newest Mary Chamberlain book released so far.
Is there a new Mary Chamberlain book coming?
No next Mary Chamberlain book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Mary Chamberlain at a glance
- Paused
- No new Mary Chamberlain title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Mary Chamberlain books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 2,034 pages across the 8 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mary Chamberlain books, 5 of 13, were published in the 2010s.
What the Mary Chamberlain books are about
10 of the 13 Mary Chamberlain books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 3 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 3 of 10 books
- Historical fiction 2 of 10 books
- Social conditions 2 of 10 books
- Women 2 of 10 books
- World War, 1939-1945 2 of 10 books