Susan Vreeland Books in Order

Susan Vreeland has written 9 books, published between 1988 and 2014. The first book is What Love Sees (1988) and the newest is Lisette's List (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9
Published
1988–2014
Pages on record
2,352 in 6 of 9 books
Reading time
39–59 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,352 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 9 titles with a page count on record.

Painters and paintings are Susan Vreeland's subject. Vreeland, an American author who lived from 1946 to 2017, wrote fiction about the relation between art and life: The Passion of Artemisia (2001) is a fictionalised investigation of Artemisia Gentileschi, Girl in Hyacinth Blue (1999) turns on an imaginary Vermeer, and The Forest Lover (2004) is a fictionalised account of the Canadian painter Emily Carr. 9 catalogued books span What Love Sees (1988) to Lisette's List (2014), taking in Luncheon of the Boating Party (2007) and Clara and Mr. Tiffany (2010). The catalogue is likely complete.

How many Susan Vreeland books are there?

Susan Vreeland has 9 books, released between 1988 and 2014.

Susan Vreeland Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 Susan Vreeland 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. 1
    What Love Sees1988 · 434 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988434
  2. 2
    What English Teachers Want1996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996
  3. 3
    Girl in Hyacinth Blue1999 · 242 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999242
  4. 4
    The Passion of Artemisia2001 · confirmed 1/4
    2001
  5. 5
    Life Studies2004 · 332 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004332
  6. 6
    The Forest Lover2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004
  7. 7
    Luncheon of the Boating Party2007 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007448
  8. 8
    Clara and Mr. Tiffany2010 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010448
  9. 9
    Lisette's List2014 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014448

Susan Vreeland 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

9 books

9 Susan Vreeland titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Susan Vreeland books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 9 Susan Vreeland books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Susan Vreeland

Start with What Love Sees (1988), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Susan Vreeland book?

Lisette's List (2014) is the newest Susan Vreeland book released so far.

Is there a new Susan Vreeland book coming?

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

Susan Vreeland at a glance

Died
Susan Vreeland died in 2017, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Susan Vreeland on record dates from 2014.
Release pace
Susan Vreeland books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
2,352 pages across the 6 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 441 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Susan Vreeland books, 4 of 9, were published in the 2000s.

What the Susan Vreeland books are about

8 of the 9 Susan Vreeland books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: artists is tagged on 5 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.