Order of Maeve Binchy Books
Maeve Binchy (1940-2012) was an Irish author who wrote about small-town life in Ireland with a humourous slant. Her novels often contained surprise endings. Her success as a novelist caused her to become one of Ireland’s richest women. Binchy passed away in 2012 after a short illness.
Maeve Binchy started as a writer with the short story collections Central Line and Victoria Line. She then followed it up with Light a Penny Candle in 1982. It sold for £52,000, which helped her out when she was behind on her mortgage. Below is a list of Maeve Binchy’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
The Builders | (2002) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Star Sullivan | (2006) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
A Week in Summer | (2011) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Full House | (2012) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Dusty's Winter | (2016) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The September Letters | (2016) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Publication Order of Fairytales for Feminists Books
Publication Order of Plays
Publication Order of Collections
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Maeve's Diary | (1979) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Dear Maeve | (1995) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Aches & Pains | (1999) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
A Time to Dance | (2006) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Maeve Binchy Writers' Club | (2008) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Publication Order of Anthologies
Note: London Transports was also published as Victoria Line, Central Line. Sister Caravaggio was edited by Peter Cunningham and contained contributions by Binchy, Mary O’Donnell, Neil Donnelly, Cormac Millar and Peter Sheridan.