Bennett's Island Books in Order
Bennett's Island by Elisabeth Ogilvie contains 9 books, published between 1944 and 1991. The first book is High Tide at Noon (1944) and the newest is The Day Before Winter (1991). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1944–1991
- Pages on record
- 562 in 2 of 9 books
Bennett's Island is a 9-book sequence by Elisabeth Ogilvie, published between 1944 and 1991. Catalogue subjects record Maine, islands, fishing villages and women, and name Joanna Bennett Sorensen as the recurring character. High Tide at Noon (1944) opens the run, followed by Storm Tide (1945), The Ebbing Tide (1947), The Dawning of the Day (1954), The Seasons Hereafter (1966), Strawberries in the Sea (1977), An Answer in the Tide (1978) and The Summer of the Osprey (1987). The Day Before Winter closes it in 1991.
How many Bennett's Island books are there?
Bennett's Island has 9 books, released between 1944 and 1991.
Bennett's Island Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Bennett's Island 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.
- 1High Tide at Noon1944 · confirmed 1/41944–1/4
- 2Storm Tide1945 · confirmed 1/41945–1/4
- 3The Ebbing Tide1947 · confirmed 1/41947–1/4
- 4The Dawning of the Day1954 · confirmed 1/41954–1/4
- 5The Seasons Hereafter1966 · confirmed 1/41966–1/4
- 6Strawberries in the Sea1977 · confirmed 1/41977–1/4
- 7An Answer in the Tide1978 · 278 pages · confirmed 1/419782781/4
- 8The Summer of the Osprey1987 · confirmed 1/41987–1/4
- 9The Day Before Winter1991 · 284 pages · confirmed 1/419912841/4
Is there a chronological order for Bennett's Island?
No separate chronological order is on record for Bennett's Island, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Bennett's Island books in order?
You should read the Bennett's Island books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Bennett's Island book also stands alone.
Where to start with Bennett's Island
Start with High Tide at Noon (1944), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Bennett's Island book?
The Day Before Winter (1991) is the newest Bennett's Island book released so far.
Is there a new Bennett's Island book coming?
No next Bennett's Island book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Bennett's Island at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Bennett's Island title on record dates from 1991, 35 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Bennett's Island books have appeared about one every 6 years on average.
- Length
- 562 pages across the 2 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 281 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Bennett's Island books, 3 of 9, were published in the 1940s.
What the Bennett's Island books are about
2 of the 9 Bennett's Island books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: islands is tagged on 2 of 2. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
More books by Elisabeth Ogilvie
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Elisabeth Ogilvie books in order 49 books