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Patrick Gale Books in Order

Patrick Gale has written 24 books, published between 1985 and 2026. The first book is The Aerodynamics of Pork (1985) and the newest is Love Lane (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
24
Published
1985–2026
Pages on record
5,513 in 18 of 24 books
Reading time
92–138 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,513 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 24 titles with a page count on record.

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Patrick Gale writes English literary fiction about families, sexuality and the lives of gay men. The Aerodynamics of Pork (1985) opens the catalogue, and Kansas in August (1988), Facing the Tank (1989), The Cat Sanctuary (1990), The Facts of Life (1995) and Tree Surgery for Beginners (1997) follow. The Harry Cane books sit inside a run of 24 catalogued titles that reaches Love Lane (2026).

How many Patrick Gale books are there?

Patrick Gale has 24 books, released between 1985 and 2026. 2 of them belong to the Harry Cane series.

Patrick Gale Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 24 Patrick Gale 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 The Aerodynamics of Pork by Patrick Gale (1985)
  2. Cover of Facing the Tank by Patrick Gale (1989)
  3. Cover of Little Bits Of Baby by Patrick Gale (1989)
  4. Cover of The Cat Sanctuary by Patrick Gale (1990)
  5. Cover of The Facts of Life by Patrick Gale (1995)
  6. Cover of Tree Surgery for Beginners by Patrick Gale (1997)
  7. Cover of The Scarlet Boy by Patrick Gale (1998)
  8. Cover of Armistead Maupin by Patrick Gale (1999)
  9. Cover of Rough Music by Patrick Gale (2000)
  10. Cover of A Sweet Obscurity by Patrick Gale (2003)
  11. Cover of Friendly Fire by Patrick Gale (2005)
  12. Cover of Gentleman's Relish by Patrick Gale (2009)
  13. Cover of A Perfectly Good Man by Patrick Gale (2012)
  14. Cover of Mother's Boy by Patrick Gale (2022)
  1. 1
    The Aerodynamics of Pork1985 · 185 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985185
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  2. 2
    Ease1986 · confirmed 1/4
    1986–
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  3. 3
    Kansas in August1988 · 140 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988140
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  4. 4
    Facing the Tank1989 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989352
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  5. 5
    Little Bits Of Baby1989 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989320
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  6. 6
    The Cat Sanctuary1990 · 245 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990245
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  7. 7
    Secret Lives1994 · 254 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994254
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  8. 8
    The Facts of Life1995 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995512
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  9. 9
    Tree Surgery for Beginners1997 · 275 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997275
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  10. 10
    The Scarlet Boy1998 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998208
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  11. 11
    Armistead Maupin1999 · 152 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999152
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  12. 12
    Rough Music2000 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000384
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  13. 13
    A Sweet Obscurity2003 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003336
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  14. 14
    Friendly Fire2005 · 340 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005340
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  15. 15
    Notes from an Exhibition2007 · 374 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007374
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  16. 16
    Gentleman's Relish2009 · 300 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009300
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  17. 17
    The Whole Day Through2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  18. 18
    A Perfectly Good Man2012 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012416
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  19. 19
    A Place Called WinterHarry Cane #12015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  20. 20
    Dangerous Pleasures2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  21. 21
    Three Decades of Stories2018 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018400
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  22. 22
    Take Nothing With You2018 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018320
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  23. 23
    Mother's Boy2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  24. 24
    Love LaneHarry Cane #22026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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Patrick Gale 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.

Harry Cane in order

2 books
  1. 1. A Place Called Winter
  2. 2. Love Lane

Standalone books

22 books

22 Patrick Gale titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Patrick Gale books in order?

You only need to read Patrick Gale books in order within the Harry Cane series, which holds 2 of the 24 Patrick Gale books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Patrick Gale

Start with The Aerodynamics of Pork (1985), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Patrick Gale book?

Love Lane (2026) is the newest Patrick Gale book released so far.

Is there a new Patrick Gale book coming?

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

Patrick Gale at a glance

Still publishing
Patrick Gale published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Patrick Gale books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
5,513 pages across the 18 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Patrick Gale books, 6 of 24, were published in the 2000s.

What the Patrick Gale books are about

19 of the 24 Patrick Gale 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 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.