Caroline O'Donoghue

Caroline O'Donoghue

3 Series • 8 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of All Our Hidden Gifts Books
Start with: All Our Hidden Gifts (2021)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Promising Young Women (2018)
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Publication Order of Anthologies
Start with: Furies (2023)

ⓘ About Caroline O'Donoghue

Caroline O’Donoghue is a journalist and bestselling author who is best known for her literary fiction works. As a journalist, she worked for the likes of “Harper’s Bazaar,” “The Pool” and “Grazia.” She is also the host of a podcast titled “Sentimental Garbage,” that’s a celebration of women’s fiction works. As an author, she made her debut in 2018 when she published the novel “Promising Young Women,” which went on to become a huge success. On publication of the novel, she made the shortlist for Newcomer of the Year at the Irish Book Awards and was also nominated for the Kate O’Brien Award. “Scenes of a Graphic Nature” her second novel came out in 2020 and made the longlist for the Ondaatje Prize for fiction.

All Book Series by Caroline O'Donoghue

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All Our Hidden Gifts

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2021

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2021
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The Gifts That Bind Us

Book 2 of 3 · published 2022

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2022
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Every Gift a Curse

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2023

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2023
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Promising Young Women

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2018

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2018
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Scenes of a Graphic Nature

Book 2 of 4 · published 2020

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2020
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The Rachel Incident

Book 3 of 4 · published 2023

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2023
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Skipshock

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2025

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2025
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Furies

Single-title series · published 2023

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2023

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Caroline O'Donoghue?

Caroline O’Donoghue is a journalist and bestselling author who is best known for her literary fiction works. As a journalist, she worked for the likes of “Harper’s Bazaar,” “The Pool” and “Grazia.” She is also the host of a podcast titled “Sentimental Garbage,” that's a celebration of women’s fiction works. As an author, she made her debut in 2018 when she published the novel “Promising Young Women,” which went on to become a huge success.

Which Caroline O'Donoghue series should I start with?

The best place to start is the All Our Hidden Gifts series, the earliest of Caroline O'Donoghue's multi-book series: it opens with All Our Hidden Gifts (2021) and runs to 3 books across 2021–2023, ending with Every Gift a Curse (2023).

How many books has Caroline O'Donoghue written?

Caroline O'Donoghue has 8 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2018 and 2025. 3 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the All Our Hidden Gifts series with 3 books — and 5 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Caroline O'Donoghue's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Caroline O'Donoghue's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are All Our Hidden Gifts (2021–2023, 3 books).

How are Caroline O'Donoghue's books organised into series?

This guide splits Caroline O'Donoghue's 8 books into 1 named series and 5 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: All Our Hidden Gifts (3 books, 2021–2023).