Barbara Gowdy

Barbara Gowdy

2 Series • 8 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Through the Green Valley (1988)
Popular Choice
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Start with: We So Seldom Look on Love (1992)

ⓘ About Barbara Gowdy

Barbara Gowdy, a Canadian woman of letters, was born in Windsor upon Canada. The author, who is a sexagenarian, was born in June 1950. Gowdy, who has three more siblings, is the second last-born in their family. She predominantly spent her formative years in Don Mills, a neighborhood situated in North York upon Toronto. Gowdy has also lived in Bridlewood upon Ottawa, thanks to her family that often relocated, prompted by the nature of her father’s job–he worked in the advertising industry. For her undergraduate studies, Barbara Gowdy, who is still a Toronto resident, went to York University wherein she schooled briefly. Gowdy attended the institution between 1970 and 1971 and studied Theater Arts. Thereafter, she started studying music at Royal Conservatory of Music.

All Book Series by Barbara Gowdy

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Through the Green Valley

Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 1988

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1988
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Falling Angels

Book 2 of 7 · published 1989

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1989
3
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Mister Sandman

Book 3 of 7 · published 1995

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1995
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The White Bone

Book 4 of 7 · published 1999

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1999
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The Romantic

Book 5 of 7 · published 2003

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2003
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Helpless

Book 6 of 7 · published 2007

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2007
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Little Sister

Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2017

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2017
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We So Seldom Look on Love

Single-title series · published 1992

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1992

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Barbara Gowdy?

Barbara Gowdy, a Canadian woman of letters, was born in Windsor upon Canada. The author, who is a sexagenarian, was born in June 1950. Gowdy, who has three more siblings, is the second last-born in their family.

Which Barbara Gowdy series should I start with?

Barbara Gowdy's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Through the Green Valley (1988).

How many books has Barbara Gowdy written?

Barbara Gowdy has 8 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1988 and 2017. They are filed under 2 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels and Short Story Collections.

In what order should Barbara Gowdy's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 8 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 Barbara Gowdy's books organised into series?

This guide splits Barbara Gowdy's 8 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (7 books); Short Story Collections (1 book).