Deborah Moggach

Deborah Moggach

3 Series • 25 Books

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25
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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: You Must Be Sisters (1978)
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Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Start with: Fool for Love: The Selected Short Stories (2023)
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Publication Order of Anthologies
Start with: Great Escapes (2008)

ⓘ About Deborah Moggach

Deborah Moggach is an English author born in 1948, best known for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. +Biography Deborah was born to Charlotte Hough and Richard Hough, both of whom were writers. The author, who was one of four daughters, attended schools like Queen’s College in London and Camden School for girls. Her Degree in English was earned from the University of Bristol in 1971. Deborah also had a chance to train as a teacher. It was during her stint at the Oxford University Press that she met Tony, her husband, from whom she was eventually divorced. Deborah has been involved with people like cartoonist Mel Calman, Hungarian Painter Csaba Pasztor and journalist Mark Williams. Her relationship with Calman ended when he died in 1994. She married Williams in 2014.

All Book Series by Deborah Moggach

1
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You Must Be Sisters

Series opener · book 1 of 20 · published 1978

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1978
2
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Close to Home

Book 2 of 20 · published 1979

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1979
3
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A Quiet Drink

Book 3 of 20 · published 1980

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1980
4
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Hot Water Man

Book 4 of 20 · published 1982

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1982
5
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Porky

Book 5 of 20 · published 1983

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1983
6
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To Have and to Hold

Book 6 of 20 · published 1986

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1986
7
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Driving in the Dark

Book 7 of 20 · published 1988

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1988
8
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Stolen

Book 8 of 20 · published 1990

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1990
9
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The Stand-in

Book 9 of 20 · published 1991

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1991
10
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The Ex-Wives

Book 10 of 20 · published 1993

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1993
11
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Seesaw

Book 11 of 20 · published 1996

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1996
12
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Close Relations

Book 12 of 20 · published 1997

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1997
13
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Tulip Fever

Book 13 of 20 · published 1999

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1999
14
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Final Demand

Book 14 of 20 · published 2001

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2001
15
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These Foolish Things / The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Book 15 of 20 · published 2004

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2004
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In the Dark

Book 16 of 20 · published 2007

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2007
17
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Heartbreak Hotel

Book 17 of 20 · published 2013

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2013
18
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Something to Hide

Book 18 of 20 · published 2015

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2015
19
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The Carer

Book 19 of 20 · published 2019

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2019
20
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The Black Dress

Latest in the series · book 20 of 20 · published 2022

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2022
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Fool for Love: The Selected Short Stories

Single-title series · published 2023

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2023
1
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Great Escapes

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2008

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2008
2
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Because I am a Girl

Book 2 of 4 · published 2010

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2010
3
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This is Not a Border

Book 3 of 4 · published 2017

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2017
4
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At the Pond

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2019

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2019

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Deborah Moggach?

Deborah Moggach is an English author born in 1948, best known for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. +Biography Deborah was born to Charlotte Hough and Richard Hough, both of whom were writers. The author, who was one of four daughters, attended schools like Queen’s College in London and Camden School for girls. Her Degree in English was earned from the University of Bristol in 1971.

Which Deborah Moggach series should I start with?

Deborah Moggach's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is You Must Be Sisters (1978).

How many books has Deborah Moggach written?

Deborah Moggach has 25 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1978 and 2023. They are filed under 3 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels, Anthologies and Short Story Collections.

In what order should Deborah Moggach's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 25 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 Deborah Moggach's books organised into series?

This guide splits Deborah Moggach's 25 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (20 books); Anthologies (4 books); Short Story Collections (1 book).