🎯 Where Should I Start?
ⓘ About Amita Murray
Amita’s short story collection, called “Mango and Chutney”, won the SI Leeds Literary prize, in 2016. This collection was partly written under a Leverhulme Writer-in-Residence grant at University College London in 2015, and stories appear in SAND Berlin, Wasafiri, The Berkeley Fiction Review, as well as others. “Thirteenth Night” won the Exeter Novel Prize in 2022. Amita has held writerly residences with Plymouth University/Literature Works and Leverhulme/University College London. She’s also taught advanced fiction at CityLit London and the University of East Anglia. “The Trouble With Rose” is the first stand alone novel and was released in 2019. A broken heart and a missing sister. A whole lot of trouble. Rilla is getting married. Well, not really.
All Book Series by Amita Murray
Arya Winters and the Tiramisu of Death
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2021
Arya Winters and the Cupcakes of Doom
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2022
Confessions of a Reluctant Embalmer
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2014
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Amita Murray?
Amita’s short story collection, called “Mango and Chutney”, won the SI Leeds Literary prize, in 2016. This collection was partly written under a Leverhulme Writer-in-Residence grant at University College London in 2015, and stories appear in SAND Berlin, Wasafiri, The Berkeley Fiction Review, as well as others. “Thirteenth Night” won the Exeter Novel Prize in 2022. Amita has held writerly residences with Plymouth University/Literature Works and Leverhulme/University College London.
Which Amita Murray series should I start with?
The best place to start is The Marleigh Sisters series, the earliest of Amita Murray's multi-book series: it opens with Unladylike Lessons in Love (2023) and runs to 3 books across 2023–2025, ending with An Unladylike Secret (2025).
How many books has Amita Murray written?
Amita Murray has 8 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2014 and 2025. 5 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being The Marleigh Sisters series with 3 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Amita Murray's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Amita Murray's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Arya Winters (2021–2022, 2 books) and The Marleigh Sisters (2023–2025, 3 books).
How are Amita Murray's books organised into series?
This guide splits Amita Murray's 8 books into 2 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Marleigh Sisters (3 books, 2023–2025); Arya Winters (2 books, 2021–2022).