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Carol Birch

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Life in the Palace (1988)

ⓘ About Carol Birch

Carol Birch is an award-winning recording artist and storyteller who is known for her compelling blend of directness, energy, vulnerability, and warmth. Her works usually bring to life Americans who become legends such as Lou Gehrig in addition to renowned authors such as Ray Bradbury and John Steinbeck. Birch’s parents met during the Second World War while they were working at a foundry. Carol was born in 1951 when the family was then living in Manchester. At the time, her father was a jazz musician, and hence, music was a constant in the house, which explains its prevalence in her books. She read a lot during this time and her first literary loves were John Steinbeck, James Joyce, Bob Dylan, and Emily Bronte.

All Book Series by Carol Birch

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Life in the Palace

Series opener · book 1 of 13 · published 1988

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1988
2
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The Fog Line

Book 2 of 13 · published 1989

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1989
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The Unmaking

Book 3 of 13 · published 1992

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1992
4
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Songs Of The West

Book 4 of 13 · published 1997

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1997
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Little Sister

Book 5 of 13 · published 1998

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1998
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Come Back Paddy Riley

Book 6 of 13 · published 2000

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2000
7
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Turn Again Home

Book 7 of 13 · published 2003

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2003
8
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The Naming of Eliza Quinn

Book 8 of 13 · published 2005

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2005
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Scapegallows

Book 9 of 13 · published 2009

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2009
10
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Jamrach's Menagerie

Book 10 of 13 · published 2011

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2011
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Orphans of the Carnival

Book 11 of 13 · published 2016

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2016
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Cold Boy's Wood

Book 12 of 13 · published 2021

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2021
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Shadow Girls

Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 2022

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2022

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Carol Birch?

Carol Birch is an award-winning recording artist and storyteller who is known for her compelling blend of directness, energy, vulnerability, and warmth. Her works usually bring to life Americans who become legends such as Lou Gehrig in addition to renowned authors such as Ray Bradbury and John Steinbeck. Birch’s parents met during the Second World War while they were working at a foundry.

Which Carol Birch series should I start with?

Carol Birch's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Life in the Palace (1988).

How many books has Carol Birch written?

Carol Birch has 13 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1988 and 2022. They all sit in a single category — Standalone Novels — rather than in numbered series.

In what order should Carol Birch's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 13 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 Carol Birch's books organised into series?

This guide splits Carol Birch's 13 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (13 books).