Rose Tremain Books in Order
Rose Tremain has written 32 books, published between 1973 and 2026. The first book is The Fight For Freedom For Women (1973) and the newest is The Housekeeper (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 32
- Published
- 1973–2026
- Pages on record
- 7,325 in 29 of 32 books
- Reading time
- 122–183 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,325 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 29 of 32 titles with a page count on record.
Dame Rose Tremain, born in 1943, is an English novelist and short story writer and a former Chancellor of the University of East Anglia. Prizes have followed steadily: the Giles Cooper Award in 1984, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1992, the Whitbread in 1999 and the Orange Prize in 2008. Thirty-three titles are catalogued, from The Fight For Freedom For Women (1973) to The Housekeeper (2026), among them Letter to Sister Benedicta (1978), The Swimming Pool Season (1985), Restoration (1989) and Sadler's Birthday (1991).
How many Rose Tremain books are there?
Rose Tremain has 32 books, released between 1973 and 2026. They include 2 series and 26 titles listed outside any series.
Rose Tremain Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 32 Rose Tremain 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.
- 1The Fight For Freedom For WomenBallantine's Illustrated History of the Violent Century: Politics in Action #11973 · 157 pages · confirmed 1/419731571/4
- 2Stalin1975 · 159 pages · confirmed 1/419751591/4
- 3Letter to Sister Benedicta1978 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/419781761/4
- 4The Cupboard1981 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419812561/4
- 51984641/4
- 6Journey To The Volcano1985 · 123 pages · confirmed 1/419851231/4
- 7The Swimming Pool Season1985 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/419852881/4
- 8The Colonel's Daughter and Other Stories1987 · 174 pages · confirmed 1/419871741/4
- 919894321/4
- 10Sadler's Birthday1991 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/419911921/4
- 11Evangelista's Fan and Other Stories1994 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/419941921/4
- 12Sacred Country1995 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/419953361/4
- 13Collected Short Stories1996 · 467 pages · confirmed 1/419964671/4
- 14The Way I Found Her1997 · 358 pages · confirmed 1/419973581/4
- 151999151/4
- 16Music & Silence1999 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/419995121/4
- 17The Colour2003 · 382 pages · confirmed 1/420033821/4
- 18The Darkness of Wallis Simpson2005 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/420052241/4
- 19The Road Home2007 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/420074321/4
- 20Trespass2010 · 253 pages · confirmed 1/420102531/4
- 21Wildtrack2011 · 79 pages · confirmed 1/42011791/4
- 22The Garden Of The Villa Mollini And Other Stories2011 · 153 pages · confirmed 1/420111531/4
- 2320123861/4
- 24The American Lover2014 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/420142321/4
- 25The Gustav Sonata2016 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/420162721/4
- 2620181441/4
- 27Rosie2018 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/420182241/4
- 28Islands of Mercy2020 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/420203681/4
- 29Lily2021 · 275 pages · confirmed 1/420212751/4
- 30Absolutely and Forever2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 31The Toy Car2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
- 32The Housekeeper2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Rose Tremain 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.
Chap in order
2 booksRestoration in order
2 books- 1. Restoration
- 2. Merivel
Ballantine's Illustrated History of the Violent Century: Politics in Action in order
1 bookVintage Minis in order
1 book- 2. Friendship
Standalone books
26 books26 Rose Tremain titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Rose Tremain books in order?
You only need to read Rose Tremain 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 Rose Tremain
Start with The Fight For Freedom For Women (1973), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Rose Tremain book?
The Housekeeper (2026) is the newest Rose Tremain book released so far.
Is there a new Rose Tremain book coming?
No next Rose Tremain book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Rose Tremain has won
Wikidata records 4 awards and 2 nominations for Rose Tremain. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Costa Book Awards2016Won
- Women's Prize for Fiction2008Won
- Prix Femina étranger1994Won
- James Tait Black Memorial Prize1992Won
- Booker Prize2010Shortlistedfor Trespass
- Booker Prize1989Shortlistedfor Restoration
Rose Tremain at a glance
- Still publishing
- Rose Tremain published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Rose Tremain books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 7,325 pages across the 29 of 32 books with a recorded length, a median of 232 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Rose Tremain books, 8 of 32, were published in the 2010s.
What the Rose Tremain books are about
27 of the 32 Rose Tremain 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 6 of 27. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 6 of 27 books
- Historical fiction 5 of 27 books
- Short stories 5 of 27 books
- England 3 of 27 books
- English literature 3 of 27 books
- Social life and customs 3 of 27 books
- Fiction in English 2 of 27 books
- France 2 of 27 books
- Friendship 2 of 27 books
- Great Britain 2 of 27 books
- Man-woman relationships 2 of 27 books
- Manners and customs 2 of 27 books