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Amanda Craig

2 Series • 11 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Foreign Bodies (1990)
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Publication Order of Anthologies
Start with: Great Escapes (2008)

ⓘ About Amanda Craig

Amanda Craig is a reputed South African-born British writer, journalist, and critic. She is a Catherine Pakenham Award recipient and bestselling novelist. Craig has written several mind-blowing standalone books in her career, including A Vicious Circle, The Other Side of You, Foreign Bodies, Love In Idleness, A Private Place, Lie of the Land, Hearts and Minds, etc. In addition to these, she has written several short stories that have appeared in several popular magazines such as the Sunday Express, Good Housekeeping, New Statesman, Mail on Sunday, etc. After her birth in South Africa, Craig’s parents moved to Italy, where she grew up. Later, she relocated to London with her parents and all of them have been living there since then.

All Book Series by Amanda Craig

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Foreign Bodies

Series opener · book 1 of 10 · published 1990

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1990
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A Private Place

Book 2 of 10 · published 1991

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1991
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A Vicious Circle

Book 3 of 10 · published 1996

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1996
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In a Dark Wood

Book 4 of 10 · published 2000

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2000
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Love in Idleness

Book 5 of 10 · published 2003

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2003
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Hearts and Minds

Book 6 of 10 · published 2009

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2009
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The Lie of the Land

Book 7 of 10 · published 2017

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2017
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The Golden Rule

Book 8 of 10 · published 2020

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2020
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The Three Graces

Book 9 of 10 · published 2023

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2023
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High and Low

Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2026

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2026
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Great Escapes

Single-title series · published 2008

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2008

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Amanda Craig?

Amanda Craig is a reputed South African-born British writer, journalist, and critic. She is a Catherine Pakenham Award recipient and bestselling novelist. Craig has written several mind-blowing standalone books in her career, including A Vicious Circle, The Other Side of You, Foreign Bodies, Love In Idleness, A Private Place, Lie of the Land, Hearts and Minds, etc.

Which Amanda Craig series should I start with?

Amanda Craig's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Foreign Bodies (1990).

How many books has Amanda Craig written?

Amanda Craig has 11 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1990 and 2026. They are filed under 2 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels and Anthologies.

In what order should Amanda Craig's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 11 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.

How are Amanda Craig's books organised into series?

This guide splits Amanda Craig's 11 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (10 books); Anthologies (1 book).